Machhermo

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} [[File:Machermo, Kyajo Ri, Nepal.jpg|thumb|Machermo River, Machermo Glacier, and Kyazo Ri]] '''Machermo''' is a small village in the Khumbu region of eastern Nepal. It lies in the Dudh Kosi River valley just north of Dole and south of Gokyo at an altitude of 4470m,<ref>[http://www.nepalmappublisher.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207221802/http://nepalmappublisher.com/|date=7 February 2011}} Nepal Map Publisher Ltd.& {{ISBN|978-9937-8062-1-3}};</ref> just below the terminal moraine of the Ngozumpa glacier, the longest glacier in the Himalayas.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.nepalitimes.com.np/issue/2005/12/30/Nature/10067 | title =Glacial research frozen | publisher =Nepali Times, 30 December 2005 – 5 January 2006 | accessdate =2010-05-29 | url-status =dead | archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20110725095800/http://www.nepalitimes.com.np/issue/2005/12/30/Nature/10067 | archivedate =25 July 2011 | df =dmy-all }}</ref>

Machhermo is often a stopping point for trekkers on their way to Sagarmartha (Mount Everest) via the Gokyo Ri route. Its primary function is to support the tourism industry and as such consists of a number of guesthouses.

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== See also == * Gokyo Lakes

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Category:Populated places in Solukhumbu District Category:Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality