Jim Corbett NP
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Overview
Jim Corbett in Uttarakhand was India's first national park, set up in 1936 as Hailey National Park. Project Tiger was launched here in 1973, and the Ramganga flows through it.
It was set up in 1936 as Hailey National Park, India's first national park.
Project Tiger was launched here in 1973.
It was renamed after Jim Corbett, hunter and conservationist, in 1957.
It is in Nainital and Pauri districts.
The Ramganga river flows through it.
It has a high density of tigers.
Dhikala is the main tourist zone.
Geography and key facts
- Uttarakhand
- First NP (1936, Hailey)
- Project Tiger launch, 1973
- First NP (1936)
- Project Tiger 1973
- Renamed 1957
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on park records.
Note for UPSC
Uttarakhand; India's first national park (1936) and where Project Tiger was launched in 1973.
Prelims often asks park–state pairs, the rivers flowing through a park and its flagship species.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Jim Corbett NP yet.
Key facts
- Type
- National park / tiger reserve
- State / UT
- Uttarakhand
- Coordinates
- 29.533°N, 78.933°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Climate, Soils and Natural Vegetation (map lesson)
- Natural Vegetation and Biogeography of India (map lesson)
- Ecology, Biodiversity and Protected Areas (map lesson)
- Wildlife Conservation: Protected Areas, Laws and Species Projects (map lesson)
- Biodiversity: Levels, Hotspots, Threats and Global Frameworks (map lesson)
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