Gokyo Lakes

Gokyo Lakes are oligotrophic lakes in 's Sagarmatha National Park, located at an elevation of 4,700–5,000 m. They were named after peak. These lakes are the world's highest freshwater lake system comprising six main lakes, of which Thonak Lake is the largest.
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake
  • Also known as: Gokyo

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gokyo.

is a small village in Solukhumbu District in the Himalayas of Nepal, at the foot of , located on the eastern shore of the third Lake, Dudh Pokhari.

Gokyo Lakes

Latitude
27.9995° or 27° 59′ 58″ north
Longitude
86.6818° or 86° 40′ 55″ east
Elevation
5,080 metres (16,667 feet)
Open location code
7MV8XMXJ+QP
Geo­Names ID
6941927
Wiki­data ID
Q135524
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Thai—“Gokyo Lakes” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: গোকিও হ্রদ
  • Bhojpuri: गोक्यो झील
  • Chinese: 墎其爾湖
  • Dotyali: गोक्यो ताल
  • Dutch: Gokyo Lakes
  • French: lacs Gokyo
  • French: Lacs Gokyo
  • German: Gokyo See
  • Hindi: गोकियो झील
  • Italian: Laghi di Gokyo
  • Japanese: ゴーキョー湖群
  • Maithili: गोक्यो ताल
  • Nepali: गोक्यो ताल
  • Oriya: ଗୋକିୟା
  • Oriya: ଗୋକ୍ୟୋ ହ୍ରଦ ସମୂହ
  • Oriya: ଗୋକ୍ୟୋ
  • Panjabi: ਗੋਕਿਓ ਝੀਲਾਂ
  • Polish: Jeziora Gokyo
  • Portuguese: Lagos Gokyo
  • Romanian: Lacurile Gokyo
  • Spanish: Lagos Gokyo
  • Thai: หมู่ทะเลสาบโคกโย
  • गोक्यो झील

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