Jim Corbett National Park is a national park in India located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand state. The first national park in India, it was established in 1936 during the British Raj and named Hailey National Park after William Malcolm Hailey, a governor of the United Provinces in which it was then located. In 1956, nearly a decade after India's independe…
Jim Corbett National Park is a national park in India located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand state. The first national park in India, it was established in 1936 during the British Raj and named Hailey National Park after William Malcolm Hailey, a governor of the United Provinces in which it was then located. In 1956, nearly a decade after India's independence, it was renamed Corbett National Park after the hunter and naturalist Jim Corbett, who had played a leading role in its establishment and had died the year before. The park was the first to come under the Project Tiger initiative.
Location: Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
Established: 1936
Nearest city: Ramnagar, Kotdwar
Area: 1,318 km²
Max. elevation: 1,040 m (3,410 ft)
Visitors: 500,000 (in 1999)
Governing body: Project Tiger, Government of Uttarakhand, Wildlife Warden, Jim Corbett National Park
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