Gokyo is a small village in
Solukhumbu District
Solukhumbu District ( , Sherpa: , Wylie: shar khum bu dzong) is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. As the name suggests, it consists of the sub-regions Solu and Khumbu. The closest post office to Solukhumbu with a postal co ...
in the
Himalaya
The Himalayas, or Himalaya ( ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. More than 100 pea ...
s of Nepal, at the foot of
Gokyo Ri, located on the eastern shore of the third
Gokyo Lake, Dudh Pokhari. To the southeast is the village of
Chharchung. Gokyo is best viewed on
Google Earth
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at .
Located at an elevation of ,
the village is one of the highest settlements in Nepal and in the world. Almost all the buildings are guest houses for trekkers. The people who live in the village leave during the winter and move to other (lower) villages, or
Kathmandu
Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...
.
In 1995, an
avalanche
An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a Grade (slope), slope, such as a hill or mountain. Avalanches can be triggered spontaneously, by factors such as increased precipitation or snowpack weakening, or by external means such as humans, othe ...
killed 42 people, including 17 foreign nationals (13 Japanese, two Canadians, one Irish woman and a German). A cyclone in the
Bay of Bengal
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Many South Asian and Southe ...
had resulted in of snow being dumped into the mountains during the previous week, significantly increasing the avalanche hazard.
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Gokyo, Ngozumpa Glacier, Nepal, Himalayas.jpg
Gokyo Ri, Nepal, Himalayas.jpg
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There are total 6 Gokyo LakesPhotograph of the village and lake
Populated places in Solukhumbu District
Himalayas
Khumbu Pasanglhamu
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