Bum La

The Bum La Pass is a border pass between China's Tsona County in and India's Tawang district in . It is 37 km away from the town of Tawang in India's Tawang district and 43 km from the town of Tsona Dzong in China's Tsona County.
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  • Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 4,500 metres
  • Description: Border pass between Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet
  • Also known as: Bum La Pass

Bum La

Latitude
27.7233° or 27° 43′ 24″ north
Longitude
91.8916° or 91° 53′ 30″ east
Elevation
4,500 metres (14,764 feet)
Open location code
7MVHPVFR+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6150671913
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Wiki­data ID
Q16849017
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Telugu—“Bum La” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: Bāng lā shānkǒu
  • Chinese: 棒山口
  • Chinese: 棒拉山口
  • Chinese: 邦拉山口
  • Hindi: बम ला पास
  • Hindi: बुम ला
  • Indonesian: Jalur Bum La
  • Japanese: ブンラ峠
  • Panjabi: ਬੁਮਲਾ ਪਾਸ
  • Tamil: பூம் லா கணவாய்
  • Telugu: బుమ్ లా కనుమ

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