Dongkha La

Mountain pass in the Himalaya

27°59′15″N 88°46′02″E / 27.98750°N 88.76722°E / 27.98750; 88.76722

The Dongkha la or Donkia Pass(Chinese: 东卡拉山口)^[1] (el. 18,156.2 ft or 5,534.0 m)^[2]^[3]^[4] is a high mountain pass in the Himalaya connecting Sikkim in India with Tibet.

Located in North Sikkim, the pass offers a view of the Tibetan Plateau. The nearby Tso Lhamo Lake^[1] 6.5 km (4.0 mi) is long and 2.5 km (1.6 mi) wide,^[5] and is the source of the Teesta River. Gurudongmar Lake, some 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to west-northwest, also feeds the Teesta.

The first observer to record the pass in western literature was botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker, who crossed the pass on 7 September 1849.

Dongkha La

Traditional Chinese

東卡拉山口

Simplified Chinese

东卡拉山口

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	dònggālā shānkǒu

References

^ ^a ^b White, J. Claude; White, J. Claude (4 May 1996). Sikkim & Bhutan. Asian Educational Services. p. 89. ISBN 978-81-206-1183-2. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
^ Joshi, H.G. (15 October 2004). Sikkim ; Past and Present. New Delhi, India: Mittal Publications. p. 41. ISBN 978-81-7099-932-4. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton (15 October 2008). Himalayan Journals, Notes of a Naturalist: In Bengal, The Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, The Khasia Mountains, Etc. Forgotten Books. p. 637. ISBN 978-1-60620-983-7. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton (15 October 2008). Himalayan Journals, Notes of a Naturalist: In Bengal, The Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, The Khasia Mountains, Etc. Forgotten Books. p. 619. ISBN 978-1-60620-983-7. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
^ Krishnan, J. K (2005). Academic Dictionary of Tourism. Delhi, India: Isha Books. p. 89. ISBN 978-81-8205-259-8. Retrieved 11 September 2009.

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Mountain passes of Sikkim

Mountain passes of China

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On the border

Kazakhstan	Dzungarian Gate
Kyrgyzstan	Bedel Pass Irkeshtam Pass Torugart Pass
Tajikistan	Beyik Pass Kulma Pass Nezatash Pass
Afghanistan	Wakhjir Pass Tegermansu Pass
Pakistan	Khunjerab Pass Kilik Pass Mintaka Pass Mustagh Pass
India	Bum La Pass Cho La Diphu Pass Dongkha La Indira Col Jelep La Karakoram Pass Kepang La Kongka Pass Lipulekh Pass Mana Pass Nathu La Rezang La Shipki La Spanggur Gap Tulung La
Nepal	Korala Lho La Nangpa La South Col
Myanmar	Diphu Pass Isu Razi Pass
Vietnam	Friendship Pass

In the interior

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