Pelling
Pelling is a small town in West Sikkim. Pelling is famous for its magnificent views of the snow-capped mountains of Kanchenjunga. Situated at an altitude of 1,900 m, the location offers good views of the surrounding mountain ranges including the Koktang, Frey, Rathong, Kabru North and Kabru South, Kabru Dom, Talung Kanchenjunga, Pandim, Jopuno, Tinchikhang, Narsing and others.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Geyzing.
Geyzing
Geyzing, or Gyalshing, is the capital of West Sikkim. Attractions include Pemyangtse Monastery built in 1640, reputed to be Sikkim's oldest, and Khecheopalri Lake which as legend has it not a leaf is allowed to float on the surface.Pelling
- Type: Village
- Description: town in the district of Gyalshing, India
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Gyalshing, West Sikkim, Sikkim, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.3004° or 27° 18′ 1″ northLongitude
88.2357° or 88° 14′ 8″ eastElevation
1,925 metres (6,316 feet)Open location code
7MVC862P+47OpenStreetMap ID
node 342098565OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Pelling” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Pelling”
- Chinese: “佩林鎮”
- Chinese: “佩林镇”
- Dutch: “Pelling”
- French: “Pelling”
- German: “Pelling”
- Hindi: “पेल्लिंग”
- Irish: “Pelling”
- Italian: “Pelling”
- Kannada: “ಪೆಲ್ಲಿಂಗ್”
- Nepali: “पेलिङ”
- Persian: “بالگردگاه پلینگ”
- Spanish: “Pelling”
- Tajik: “Болгардгоҳи Пеллинг”
- Ukrainian: “Пеллінг”
- Ukrainian: “Пеллінґ”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Pelling”. Photo: Sujay25, CC BY-SA 4.0.