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Tilicho Lake is located in the Manang District of Nepal. It is a lake that stretches 55 kilometres (34 mi). The origin point of Tilicho Lake is located at the city of Pokhara.

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Tilicho Lake is located in the Manang District of Nepal. It is a lake that stretches 55 kilometres (34 mi). The origin point of Tilicho Lake is located at the city of Pokhara. Tilicho Lake is located at the height or altitude of 4,919 metres (16,138 ft) in the Annapurna range of the Himalayas. The lake is frequently referred to as the highest lake in the world for its size.

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Key Facts & Information

GENERAL FACTS

  • At the altitude and low-temperature that surrounds the lake, it is no surprise that no aquatic organism was recorded by the Nepali Department of Hydrology & Meteorology in 2003 when testing the lake.
  • New lodges have been built between Manang district and the lake, so no camping is required for trekkers visiting it. The new lodges were built due to the fact that Tilicho Lake is the destination of one of the most popular side hikes of the Annapurna Circuit trek.
  • It takes an additional 3 to 4 days in order to do a side hike to the lake and the final approach to the lake is done in a day hike from the lodge at Tilicho Base Camp.
  • Usually, the trekkers traveling the Annapurna Circuit route cross the watershed between Manang and Kali Gandaki valleys over the 5416-meter-high Thorong La pass. However, an alternate route skirting Tilicho Lake from the north is becoming more popular.
  • The alternate route requires at least one night of camping.
  • No tea houses or lodges are found between the Tilicho Base Camp lodge that is located east of the lake and the next village of Thini Gaon in the Kali Gandaki valley.
  • The majority of trekking groups spend two nights between these places.
  • There are two passes near the lake leading to Thini Gaon and Jomsom, a hill station.
    • Mesokanto La
    • Tilicho North pass known also as Tilicho “Tourist pass”.
  • Unfortunately, these routes via Tilicho Lake are more often closed by snow than the Thorong La pass.
  • A Russian diving team, consisting of Andrei Andryushin, Denis Bakin, and Maxim Gresko, conducted a scuba dive in Tilicho lake in 2000 – making it the site of one of the highest altitude scuba dives ever.

LOCATION AND NEARBY LAND

  • Tilicho lake is located in the South Asian Country of Nepal, officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.
  • Nepal is a country that is enclosed by mountains or land. In fact, Nepal is situated mainly in the Himalayas, a mountain range that separates the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.
  • As Tilicho Lake is known for being one of the lakes situated at a high altitude, the Himalayas is one of the Earth’s mountain ranges popularly known for possessing the world’s highests peaks, including Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world.
  • On a closer look from above, Tilicho lake is located in the Manang district of Nepal.
  • Manang district is one of the seventy-seven districts in Nepal and is a part of Gandaki Pradesh, one of the seven federal provinces established by Nepal’s current constitution. The capital city of the province is Pokhara.
  • Pokhara is the second largest metropolitan city in Nepal. It’s the largest in terms of population and size, and it is also considered as the tourism capital of Nepal where Annapurna Circuit is trekked.
  • Annapurna Circuit is a trek that travels the mountain ranges of central Nepal, a route that is 160-230 kilometers long.
  • The Annapurna Trek reaches the highest point at Thorong La pass, which is 5416 ft. high.

SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS

  • Nilgiri Mountains — a mountain range that is a part of the Western Ghats, a much larger mountain range in western Tamil Nadu of Southern India.
  • The word Nilgiri comes from the Sanskrit nil (blue) + giri (mountain).
  • It is believed that the bluish flowers of kurinji shrubs gave the name to the mountains.
  • Tilicho Peak — a mountain in the Nepalese Himalayas located near Annapurna.
  • The members of the 1950 French Annapurna expedition led by Maurice Herzog were the first Europeans and people to have seen the first peak in Tilicho in 1950. The group was attempting to find Annapurna I.
  • It was the same expedition that gave accomplishment to Herzog’s group to be the first people to reach the summit of Annapurna I.
  • On the northern side of the Tilicho Peak, the Tilicho lake is located.
  • Emanuel Schmutz was the first person to climb the Tilicho Peak. Schmutz climbed through the northwest shoulder of the mountain.

Tilicho Lake Worksheets

This is a fantastic bundle which includes everything you need to know about the Tilicho Lake across 21 in-depth pages. These are ready-to-use Tilicho Lake worksheets that are perfect for teaching students about the Tilicho Lakewhich  is located in the Manang District of Nepal. It is a lake that stretches 55 kilometres (34 mi). The origin point of Tilicho Lake is located at the city of Pokhara. Tilicho Lake is located at the height or altitude of 4,919 metres (16,138 ft) in the Annapurna range of the Himalayas. The lake is frequently referred to as the highest lake in the world for its size.

Complete List Of Included Worksheets

  • Tilicho Lake, Nepal Facts
  • Tilicho Truths
  • Location Fill In The Blanks
  • All About Nepal
  • Simple Facts
  • Surrounding Mountains
  • Bodies of Water
  • Lovely Lakes of the World
  • Beautiful Nepal
  • Lake Hike Plan
  • Tilicho Poem

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