Nyalam Tong La

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Nyalam Tong La
Thong La, Tong La, Yakrushong La,
Yarle Shung La,[1] Yakri Shung La, Kuti Pass
Shishapangma5.jpg
Shishapangma from Nyalam Tong La
Elevation 5,150 metres (16,900 ft)
Location Nyalam County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Range Labuche Himal, Jugal Himal
Coordinates 28�31'N 86�10'ECoordinates: 28�31'N 86�10'E
Nyalam Tong La or Yakrushong La is a Mountain pass in China on the Matsung Tsangpo-
Phung Chhu watershed divide where the Friendship Highway connecting Kathmandu,
Nepal and Lhasa, Tibet crosses at 5,150 metres (16,900 ft) elevation.

Originally called Yakrushong La and Kuti Pass by Nepalese traders, the pass is
currently generally known as Nyalam Tong La ("pass from which Nyalam is visible"),
or simply Tong La, although the original Tong La pass lies further east on the
traditional Tingri-Nyalam trade route. About 11 km north, the Friendship Highway
crosses another pass 5,050 metres (16,570 ft) Lalung La which is not a significant
watershed divide.[2]

From the Matsang Tsangpo-Phung Chhu divide, the Matsang flows directly south into
Nepal where its name changes to Sun Kosi. North of the divide Men Chhu flows
northeast into the Phung Chhu (or Bum Chhu in Tibetan; Peng Qu in Chinese) which
flows east to 87d40'E where it combines with other streams and turns south to cut a
deep valley between the Mahalangur (Mount Everest) and Kanchenjunga sections of the
Himalaya. As it crosses into Nepal its name changes to Arun.[3] Sun Kosi and Arun
are both counted among the Kosi River's seven notable Himalayan tributaries.

Nyalam Tong La also separates the Jugal and Labuche sections of the Himalaya. The
Jugal section to the west includes 8,013 meter Shishapangma while the less famous
Labuche (or Lapche) section to the east includes 7,367 meter Labuche Kang.[1]

See also
Friendship Highway (Tibet)
Arun River
Sun Kosi
References
Chan, Victor (1994). Tibet Handbook: A Pilgrimage Guide. Moon Publications.
*Gyurme Dorje (1999). Tibet Handbook. Bath, England: Footprint Handbooks. p. 304.
Retrieved May 27, 2011.
*Kattelmann, Richard (1990). "Hydrology and development of the Arun River, Nepal"
(PDF). Proceedings of two Lausanne Symposia, August 1990, IAHS publ. no. 193.
International Association of Hydrological Sciences. p. 778. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
Categories: Mountain passes of the HimalayasMountain passes of the Tibet Autonomous
RegionRoads in TibetNyalam County
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