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Khardung Pass (Khardung La or Khardong La in Tibetan) is a high mountain pass located in the Ladakh region of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir. The pass on the Ladakh Range lies north of Leh and is the gateway to the Shyok and Nubra valleys. Built in 1976, it was opened to public motor vehicles in 1988, the pass is strategically important to India as it is used to carry supplies to the Siachen Glacier. The elevation of Khardung La is 5,359 m (17,582 ft), though local summit signs and dozens of stores selling shirts in Leh incorrectly claim that its elevation is in the vicinity of 18,380 feet and, also incorrectly, that it is the world's highest motorable pass :D Khardong La lies on the major caravan route from Leh to Kashgar in Central Asia, about 10,000 horses and camels used to take the route annually. During World War II there was an attempt to transfer war material to China through this route. Full text of this shortened version is here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khardung_La

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Phewa Lake (Tal) is a freshwater lake in Nepal formerly called Baidam Tal located in the south of the Pokhara Valley. The lake is stream-fed but a dam regulates the water reserves, therefore, the lake is classified as semi-natural freshwater lake. It is the second largest lake in Nepal; the largest in Gandaki Pradesh after the Rara lake in the comparison to Nepal's water bodies. It is the most popular and most visited lake of Nepal. It is the only lake in Nepal to have a temple (Tal Barahi Temple) at the central part of lake. Phewa lake is located at an altitude of 742 m and covers an area of about 4.43 km2. It has an average depth of about 8.6 m and a maximum depth of 24 m. The Annapurna range on the north is only about 28 km (linear distance) away from the lake. The lake is also famous for the reflection of mount Machhapuchhre and other mountain peaks of the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges on its surface.

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