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Description: The pleasant little town of Pelling is famous for magnificent view of the snow-capped mountains of Kanchenjunga. Pelling is about 133 km away from Siliguri and 125km from Gangtok and well connected by bus and jeep services.Placid Pelling pulls most of the visitors for its representative status in history, nature and culture of the state.Situated at an altitude of 6,800 ft, it offers good view of entire mountain ranges including the Koktang, Kumbhakarna, Rathong, Kabru, Dom, Kanchenjunga, Pandim, Zopuno, Shimbho, Narsing, Siniyalchu and others. Pelling is as close as you can get to Kanchenjunga Tsongo Lake is 38 kilometers from Gangtok the capital of Sikkim and takes about 2½ hours to reach by hired car. The word Tsongo in Bhutia language means source of the lake. The lake is about one kilometer long, 50ft deep, oval in shape and is situated at an altitude of 3780 meters.
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Owner: Hemang Veragiwala
URL: http://www.bigadda.com/adda/show/Pelling
Created on: Oct 13, 2008
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Owner: Hemang Veragiwala
URL: http://www.bigadda.com/adda/show/Pelling
Created on: Oct 13, 2008
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