Shipki La
Shipki La is a mountain pass and border post with a dozen buildings of significant size on the Indo-China border. The river Sutlej, which is called Langqên Zangbo in Tibet, enters India near this pass.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Pass with an elevation of 3,930 metres
- Description: mountain pass
- Also known as: “Shih-p’u-ch’i Shan-k’ou”, “Shipki Pass”, “शिपकी दर्रा”, “शिपकी ला दर्रा”, and “シプキ・ラ峠”
Shipki La
- Categories: mountain pass, border checkpoint, and landform
- Location: India, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.81667° or 31° 49′ north
Longitude
78.75° or 78° 45′ east
Elevation
3,930 metres (12,894 feet)
Open location code
8J3WRQ82+M2
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Telugu—“Shipki La” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shipki La”
- Chinese: “什布奇山口”
- Dutch: “Shipki La”
- German: “Shipki La”
- Hindi: “शिपकिला दर्रा”
- Hindi: “शिपकी ला”
- Indonesian: “Shipki La”
- Japanese: “シプキ・ラ”
- Malayalam: “ഷിപ്കിലാ ചുരം”
- Polish: “Śipki La”
- Spanish: “Shipki La”
- Swedish: “Sibgyi La”
- Tamil: “சிப்கி லா கணவாய்”
- Tamil: “சிப்கி லா”
- Telugu: “షిప్కి లా”
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