The village is located at an elevation of 4,750 m (15,584 ft),[1] making it 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 such as Namche Bazaar.
In 1995, an avalanche killed 42 people, including 17 foreign nationals (13 Japanese, two Canadians, one Irish woman and a German). A cyclone in the Bay of Bengal had resulted in 6 ft (1.8 m) of snow being dumped into the mountains during the previous week, significantly increasing the avalanche hazard.[2]
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Referencesedit
^Reynolds, Kev (23 April 2012). Everest: A Trekker's Guide: Trekking Routes in Nepal and Tibet. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 151. ISBN978-1-84965-480-7. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
^"The Gokyo Avalanche of November 1995". caingram.info. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
gokyo, small, village, solukhumbu, district, himalayas, nepal, foot, located, eastern, shore, third, lake, dudh, pokhari, southeast, village, chharchung, best, viewed, google, earth, 95444, 69528, 95444, 69528, villagelocation, nepalcoordinates, 95444, 69528, . Gokyo is a small village in Solukhumbu District in the Himalayas of Nepal at the foot of Gokyo Ri and 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 at 27 57 16 N 86 41 43 E 27 95444 N 86 69528 E 27 95444 86 69528 Gokyo ग क य VillageGokyoGokyoLocation in NepalCoordinates 27 57 16 N 86 41 43 E 27 95444 N 86 69528 E 27 95444 86 69528CountryNepalZoneSagarmatha ZoneDistrictSolukhumbu DistrictVDCKhumjungElevation4 750 m 15 580 ft Time zoneUTC 5 45 Nepal Time The village is located at an elevation of 4 750 m 15 584 ft 1 making it 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 such as Namche Bazaar In 1995 an avalanche killed 42 people including 17 foreign nationals 13 Japanese two Canadians one Irish woman and a German A cyclone in the Bay of Bengal had resulted in 6 ft 1 8 m of snow being dumped into the mountains during the previous week significantly increasing the avalanche hazard 2 GokyoReferences edit Reynolds Kev 23 April 2012 Everest A Trekker s Guide Trekking Routes in Nepal and Tibet Cicerone Press Limited p 151 ISBN 978 1 84965 480 7 Retrieved 13 May 2012 The Gokyo Avalanche of November 1995 caingram info Retrieved 29 April 2014 External links editPhotograph of the village and lake nbsp This article about a location in Solukhumbu District Nepal is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gokyo amp oldid 1213887209, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
