page_title: Tso Lhamo Lake
hierarchical_section_title: Tso Lhamo Lake
caption_attribution_description: English: Tibet and Cholamoo Lake from the summit of the Donkia Pass, looking North West.
context_page_description: Tso Lhamo lake is one of the highest lakes in the world, located at an altitude of 5,100 m. It is situated in North Sikkim, India, about 4 km southwest of the international border with China. It is fed by waters from Zemu glacier, Kangtse glacier or Pauhunri glacier, and is the source of the Teesta river.
  Joseph Dalton Hooker referred to the lake as Cholamoo lake. Its name is also spelled Chho Lhamo and Cholamu lake.
context_section_description: Tso Lhamo lake is one of the highest lakes in the world, located at an altitude of 5,100 m (16,700 ft). It is situated in North Sikkim, India, about 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of the international border with China. It is fed by waters from Zemu glacier, Kangtse glacier or Pauhunri glacier, and is the source of the Teesta river.
  Joseph Dalton Hooker referred to the lake as Cholamoo lake. Its name is also spelled Chho Lhamo and Cholamu lake.
caption: Tibet and Tso Lhamo Lake from the summit of the Donkia Pass, looking northwest as reported in Joseph Dalton Hooker's Himalayan Journals.
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