Sela Pass
- May 28, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Sela Pass
Subject: Geography
Section: Mapping
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Sela Pass
- The Sela Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass located on the border between the Tawang and West Kameng districts in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
- It has an elevation of 4170 m (13,700 ft) and connects the Indian Buddhist town of Tawang to Dirang and Guwahati.
- The pass supports scarce amounts of vegetation and is usually snow-covered to some extent throughout the year.
- Sela Lake, near the summit of the pass, is one of approximately 101 lakes in the area that are sacred in Tibetan Buddhism.
- While Sela Pass does get heavy snowfall in winters, it is usually open throughout the year unless landslides or snow require the pass to be shut down temporarily.
- Recently, a species of a new monkey found in Arunachal is named after Sela mountain passe. Sela macaque.