Sun Kosi

Sun Kosi
Sun Kosi
Mouth elevation	640 m (2,100 ft)
River system	Kosi River

The Sun Kosi is a river that flows from Tibet to Nepal. It is a part of Kosi River which flows into India.^[1] The name 'Sun Kosi' comes from the Nepali word 'sun' which means gold and 'kosi' which means river.^[2]^[3] Many people go to this river for rafting in Nepal.

Sun Kosi Media

Map showing the course of Sun Koshi (AMS, 1955)

References

↑ Shrestha, A. B., Eriksson, M., Mool, P., Ghimire, P., Mishra, B., & Khanal, N. R. (2010). Glacial lake outburst flood risk assessment of Sun Kosi basin, Nepal. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk 1(2): 157–169.
↑ Turner, R. L. (1931). "sun". A Comparative and Etymological Dictionary of the Nepali Language. K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, London.^{[dead link]}
↑ Turner, R. L. (1931). "kosi". A Comparative and Etymological Dictionary of the Nepali Language. K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, London.^{[dead link]}

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[Shrestha2010-1] Shrestha, A. B., Eriksson, M., Mool, P., Ghimire, P., Mishra, B., & Khanal, N. R. (2010). Glacial lake outburst flood risk assessment of Sun Kosi basin, Nepal. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk 1(2): 157–169.

[2] Turner, R. L. (1931). "sun". A Comparative and Etymological Dictionary of the Nepali Language. K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, London.^{[dead link]}

[3] Turner, R. L. (1931). "kosi". A Comparative and Etymological Dictionary of the Nepali Language. K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, London.^{[dead link]}

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