NEPAL / नेपाल.
Phewa Lake.
Second stamp in a set of 3. issued on 11.06.1970.
Face value: 25 Nepalese paisa.
Printing: Photogravure.
Catalogs
- Michel No. 250.
- Scott No. 235.
- StampWorld No. 246.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 251.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 220.
Phewa
Tal or Fewa Lake (Nepali: फेवा ताल)
is a freshwater lake in Nepal formerly called Baidam Tal located in the south
of the Pokhara Valley,
at an altitude of 742 m (2,434 ft) and covers an area of about 4.43 km2
(1.7 sq mi). It has an average depth of about 8.6 m (28 ft) and a maximum depth
of 24 m (79 ft). It is stream-fed but a dam regulates the water reserves,
therefore, the lake is classified as semi-natural freshwater lake. The lake is
also famous for the reflection of mount Machhapuchhre and other
mountain peaks of the Annapurna
and Dhaulagiri ranges,
in the Himalayas, on its surface.
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