Place Tong la pass

The highest point of the Friendship Road

Petr Liška
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Inserted: 13.07.2016
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The Road of Friendship that connects Nepal and Tibet is culminating in the Tong la Pass (5,130m asl), which is at the same time the river watershed. From the pass, in the good weather, it is possible to see the eight-thousander mountain Shisha Pangma.

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