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. No. 27. Phaen, 27° 29'; 89° 39', in Bhutan, 8 miles S.E. of Punakha.
Log. Mean height of the village.................. 5,279 ft. Pemb.
No. 28. Tagtjna Fort, 26° 59'; 89° 38', in Bhutan, 10 miles N.N.E. of the Gaddada
valley..................................... 3,783 ft, Pemb.
No. 29. Punakha Castle, 27° 35'; 89° 34', in Bhutan, at the junction of the Ma-chu
and Pa-chu................................ 3,739 ft. Pemb.
No. 30. Pusakha, or Baksa duae, 26° 48'; 89° 31', one of the principal passes leading
into Bhutan................................. 1,809 ft. Pemb.
Similar secondary passes are crossed in many parts of the outer ranges of the Himalaya, in
order to avoid routes which, either from the marshy ground of the Tarai, or the steep erosion of the
rivers, present too many difficulties. SchL, Herm.
No. 31. Chupcha, 27° IP; 89° 17', in Bhutan, on the left bank of the Gaddada.
Loc. Mean height of the village.................. 7,984 ft. Pemb.
No. 32. Chamalhari Peak (No. i. J), 27° 49'- 7; 89° 15' -3, in Bhutan.
Loc. Top of the peak........................ 23,944 ft. G. T. S.
In the Falut panorama its distance is 77y4 miles. This summit is a remarkably well defined
conical prominence with a flattened top, steeper on its eastern than on its western slopes. Its
Lepcha name is Rimyet-rim-Sachu; for its signification see the Glossary in Vol. III. SchL, Herm.
No. 33. Choea Peak, 27° 42'• 2; 89° U'-Sf3, in Bhutan, above the village Chora.
Loc. Top of the peak........................ 22,720 ft. Schl., Herm.
This peak, measured from Nanklau, is situated on the spur which descends from the Chamalhari
peak to the south towards Tassisudon.
Another high peak, situated 1° 29' E. of Chamalhari, was only visible from the western end of
the Nanklau base. SchL, Herm.
No. 34. Tankea Pass, 27° 37'; 88° 54', on the Sikkim-Bhutan frontier, leading from
Sikkim into Bhutan ............................ 16,083 ft. Hook.
No. 35. GipmOchi Peak, 27° 17'; 88° 53', in Bhutan . 14,509 ft. G. t. s.
This peak, the most eastern prominent object in the snowy range seen from Faint, is free
from snow during the warmest months. The chain to its left, now (June, 1855) still covered with
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. No. 27. Phaen, 27° 29'; 89° 39', in Bhutan, 8 miles S.E. of Punakha.
Log. Mean height of the village.................. 5,279 ft. Pemb.
No. 28. Tagtjna Fort, 26° 59'; 89° 38', in Bhutan, 10 miles N.N.E. of the Gaddada
valley..................................... 3,783 ft, Pemb.
No. 29. Punakha Castle, 27° 35'; 89° 34', in Bhutan, at the junction of the Ma-chu
and Pa-chu................................ 3,739 ft. Pemb.
No. 30. Pusakha, or Baksa duae, 26° 48'; 89° 31', one of the principal passes leading
into Bhutan................................. 1,809 ft. Pemb.
Similar secondary passes are crossed in many parts of the outer ranges of the Himalaya, in
order to avoid routes which, either from the marshy ground of the Tarai, or the steep erosion of the
rivers, present too many difficulties. SchL, Herm.
No. 31. Chupcha, 27° IP; 89° 17', in Bhutan, on the left bank of the Gaddada.
Loc. Mean height of the village.................. 7,984 ft. Pemb.
No. 32. Chamalhari Peak (No. i. J), 27° 49'- 7; 89° 15' -3, in Bhutan.
Loc. Top of the peak........................ 23,944 ft. G. T. S.
In the Falut panorama its distance is 77y4 miles. This summit is a remarkably well defined
conical prominence with a flattened top, steeper on its eastern than on its western slopes. Its
Lepcha name is Rimyet-rim-Sachu; for its signification see the Glossary in Vol. III. SchL, Herm.
No. 33. Choea Peak, 27° 42'• 2; 89° U'-Sf3, in Bhutan, above the village Chora.
Loc. Top of the peak........................ 22,720 ft. Schl., Herm.
This peak, measured from Nanklau, is situated on the spur which descends from the Chamalhari
peak to the south towards Tassisudon.
Another high peak, situated 1° 29' E. of Chamalhari, was only visible from the western end of
the Nanklau base. SchL, Herm.
No. 34. Tankea Pass, 27° 37'; 88° 54', on the Sikkim-Bhutan frontier, leading from
Sikkim into Bhutan ............................ 16,083 ft. Hook.
No. 35. GipmOchi Peak, 27° 17'; 88° 53', in Bhutan . 14,509 ft. G. t. s.
This peak, the most eastern prominent object in the snowy range seen from Faint, is free
from snow during the warmest months. The chain to its left, now (June, 1855) still covered with
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