Gangtok is at a height of 1574 m above sea-level and became the capital of Sikkim in the 19th century. Built along a ridge by the side of the Ranipool river it is now a modern town and has lost ...

Sikkim is situated to the north of Darjeeling surrounded by Tibet in the north, Bhutan in the East and Nepal in the west. Although only 100 km (63 miles) from north to south and 60 km (38 miles) from east ...