Gosaikunda

Gosaikunda
Nepali: गोसाइँकुण्ड, Nepali pronunciation: [ɡosãĩ̯kuɳɖʌ]
Gosaikunda Lake in winter
Gosaikunda
Location	Rasuwa district
Coordinates	28°05′N 85°25′E / 28.083°N 85.417°E / 28.083; 85.417
Type	alpine, oligotrophic
Primary inflows	35 L/s (1.2 cu ft/s)
Primary outflows	60 L/s (2.1 cu ft/s)
Basin countries	Nepal
Surface area	13.8 ha (34 acres)
Water volume	1,472,000 m3 (52,000,000 cu ft)
Surface elevation	4,380 m (14,370 ft)
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Gosaikunda and Associated Lakes
Designated	23 September 2007
Reference no.	1693[1]

Gosaikunda, also spelled Gosainkunda, is an alpine freshwater oligotrophic lake in Nepal's Langtang National Park, located at an elevation of 4,380 m (14,370 ft) in the Rasuwa District with a surface area of 13.8 ha (34 acres).^[2] Together with associated lakes, the Gosaikunda Lake complex is 1,030 ha (2,500 acres) in size and was designated a Ramsar site on 29 September 2007.^[3]

The lake melts to form the Trishuli River; it remains frozen for six months in the winter October to June. There are 108 lakes in the vicinity. The Lauribina La pass at an elevation of 4,610 m (15,120 ft) is on its outskirts.^[4][5]