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Phoksundo Lake (Nepali: फोक्सुण्डो, romanized: Phoksuṇḍo, pronounced [pʰoksuɳɖo]) is an alpine fresh water oligotrophic lake in Nepal's Shey Phoksundo National Park, located at an elevation of 3,611.5 m (11,849 ft) in the Dolpa District.
Shey Phoksundo National Park is the largest and only trans-Himalayan national park in Nepal. It was established in 1984 and covers an area of 3,555 km 2 (1,373 sq mi) in the districts of Dolpa and Mugu in the Mid-Western Region, Nepal. The protected area ranges in elevation from 2,130 to 6,885 m (6,988 to 22,589 ft).
The name is derived from the 12th-century Shey Monastery and the deepest lake in Nepal, the Phoksundo Lake, both of which lie in the district. The park protects endangered animals like the snow leopard, musk deer and Tibetan wolf. The Shey Phoksundo is the largest and only trans-Himalayan National Park in Nepal. [citation needed]
Located in Nepal's spectacular Shey Phoksundo National Park in the Himalayas, Phoksundo Lake's brilliant turquoise waters are surrounded by jagged glacial mountains. MartinM303 / istockphoto 29.
Area • Total. 123.07 km 2 (47.52 sq mi) Population ... The name of this Gaunpalika was enrolled by the name of Shey Phoksundo Lake. Demographics
Shey Phoksundo National Park – 3,555 km 2 (1,373 sq mi) Bardiya National Park – 968 km 2 (374 sq mi) Makalu Barun National Park – 1,500 km 2 (580 sq mi) Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park – 159 km 2 (61 sq mi) Banke National Park – 550 km 2 (210 sq mi) Shuklaphanta National Park – 305 km 2 (118 sq mi)
Tilicho Lake in Gandaki Province is the highest lake in Nepal. It lies at an altitude of 4919 m above mean sea level. Other most popular lakes are Phewa lake and Begnas Lake located in Pokhara. Below is a list of artificial and natural lakes in Nepal ordered by province, and by district within each province. Rara Lake Phoksundo Lake in Nepal
Shey Phoksundo National Park Shey Phoksundo (with Phoksundo Lake—the deepest lake of Nepal), famous for the snow leopard, is Nepal's largest park with an area of 3,555 km 2. Rara National Park surrounds Rara Lake—at 10.2 km 2, Nepal's largest lake—known as the "Pearl of Nepal".