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Gurudongmar Lake
Buddhist Holy Lake -Gurudongmar Lake
Buddhist Holy Lake -Gurudongmar Lake
Location of Gurudongmar Lake
Location of Gurudongmar Lake
Gurudongmar Lake
Location of Gurudongmar Lake
Location of Gurudongmar Lake
Gurudongmar Lake
LocationMangan District, Sikkim, India
Coordinates28°01′N 88°43′E / 28.02°N 88.71°E / 28.02; 88.71
Basin countriesSikkim, India
Max. lengthGurudongmar Lakeʍ
Surface area118 hectares (290 acres)
Shore length15.34 kilometres (3.32 mi)
Surface elevation16,909 ft (5,154 m)
SettlementsMangan, North Sikkim 122 km. Lachen, North Sikkim 67 km.
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Gurudongmar Lake is one of the highest lakes in the world and in India, at an elevation of 5,430 m (17,800 ft) according to the Government of Sikkim.[1][2][a] It is located in the Great Himalayas in the Mangan District in Indian state of Sikkim,[1] and considered sacred by Buddhists and Sikhs. The lake is named after Guru Padmasambhava—also known as Guru Rinpoche—founder of Tibetan Buddhism, who visited in the 8th century.

  1. ^ a b "Gurudongmar Lake (North Sikkim Tourist Places)". District North Sikkim, Government of Sikkim.
  2. ^ "Gurudongmar Lake". Official website of Sikkim Tourism, Government of Sikkim.
  3. ^ Gurudongmar, OpenStreetMap, retrieved 18 November 2021.


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