Dongkya or Dongkhya range[a], is a mountain range in the lower Himalayas that forms the eastern border of Sikkim, a state of India. Its northern tip extends to Dongkha La, and as it moves southwards, sometimes referred to as the Chola range,[2][3] it is cut by Cho La, Yak La, Nathu La and Jelep La passes.[4][5]
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^Singh, Vijay P.; Singh, Pratap; Haritashya, Umesh K. (2011), Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers, Springer Science & Business Media, p. 518, ISBN 978-90-481-2642-2
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