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Gosaikunda
Sign in to saveGosaikunda, also spelled Gosainkunda, is a lake in Nepal's Langtang National Park, located at an elevation of in the Rasuwa District with a surface area of . Together with associated lakes, the Gosaikunda Lake complex is in size and was designated a Ramsar site on 29 September 2007.
Key facts
- Body of water.name
- Gosaikunda
- Body of water.other_name
- ,
- Body of water.image
- The Holy Gosainkunda Lake during the winter. (By Saroj Pandey).jpg
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- Aerial view of Gosaikunda Lake in winter
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- Gosaikunda Lake in winter
- Body of water.location
- Rasuwa district
- Body of water.type
- alpine, oligotrophic
- Body of water.basin_countries
- Nepal
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- Nepal
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- Location of Gosaikunda in Nepal.
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Nepal
- Elevation
- 4380
- Image
- Gosaikunda of Rasuwa.jpg
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- inception
- 2007-00-00
- Commons category
- Gosainkunda Lake
- located in protected area
- Langtang National Park
- heritage designation
- Ramsar site
- basin country
- Nepal
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Religious significance
- Gosaikunda in popular culture
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Gosaikunda, also spelled Gosainkunda, is a lake in Nepal's Langtang National Park, located at an elevation of in the Rasuwa District with a surface area of . Together with associated lakes, the Gosaikunda Lake complex is in size and was designated a Ramsar site on 29 September 2007.
The lake melts to form the Trishuli River; it remains frozen for six months in the winter October to June. There are 108 lakes in the vicinity. The Lauribina La pass at an elevation of is on its outskirts.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gosaikunda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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