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Tonglu | |
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village | |
 The trekkers' hut at Tonglu | |
  Tonglu Location in West Bengal, India  Tonglu Tonglu (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°02′N 88°05′E / 27.03°N 88.09°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Darjeeling |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 3,070 m (10,070 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Nepali Bengali English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
Tonglu (3036 m above mean sea level) is one of the higher peaks of the Singalila Ridge and a small settlement inside the Singalila National Park in the Darjeeling subdivision, Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal in India near the India - Nepal border. It is a roadside halt along the trekking route from Manebhanjan to Sandakphu. It has a number of guest houses and homestays for faring trekkers and tourists on their way to Sandakphu.
It was also known as Tonglo in the 1800s.[1] [2] [3]Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker carried out many plant hunting expeditions in Darjeeling and Sikkim.[4]
- ^ "Letter from Major G.E.[George Ernest] Bulger to [Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker]; from Secunderabad, India; 6 Dec 1868; two page letter comprising two images; folio 168". jstor.org. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Wild Flowers of Mount Tonglo, Sikkim, India by Marianne North". Art UK. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ J.S. Gamble Manual Of Indian Timbers&pg=PA472 sigPAwAAQBAJ, p. 472, at Google Books
- ^ Das, A.P.; Ghosh, Chandra (March 2011). "Plant wealth of Darjiling and Sikkim Himalayas vis-à-vis Conservation". NBU Journal of Plant Sciences. 5 (1). University of Bengal: 25–33. doi:10.55734/NBUJPS.2011.v05i01.004. S2CID 251454744. Retrieved 18 December 2014.