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Kumaon Travel Guide
Kumaon Region:
Kumaon is a beautiful region in the newly formed state Uttaranchal . It
is in the northern side of Uttar pradesh .Kumaon is derived from "Kurmanchal"
which meanes Land of the Kurmavtar (the tortoise incarnation of Lord
Vishnu, Preserver of Mankind as per hindu religion. Kumaon consists of
six Districts Almora, Nainital, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Champawat and
Udhamsingh Nagar. Kumaon is situated in Central Himalayas .Himalaya in
the north , "Kali" river in east, Garwal in the west and Plain
area in south make the typial boundry of this region
Nainital:
A beautiful hill station in Kumaon hills, Nainital is popular for the
its beautiful views, and boat rides. Hill Resorts in India provides
complete information on the beautiful hill station Nainital. Nainital is
located at an altitude of 1,938 metres in the state of Uttaranchal.
Nainital has a number of tourist destinations that one can visit. Travel
to Nainital with Hill Resorts in India.
Corbett National Park
Corbett National Park and Tiger Reserve lies 280 km north-east of New
Delhi in the Nainital and Pauri Garhwal districts of Uttaranchal. Named
after the celebrated hunter turned naturalist, Jim Corbett who
immortalized the area through his famous books, Corbett is India's first
national park and was established in 1936.
Encompassing 1318 sq kms of foothills of the Western Himalayas and the
adjacent terai region Corbett contains a wide range of habitats between
400 and 1200 meters. The thick Sal forests in the bhabar zone and the
chaurs (or open grassland) are intersected by river valleys and streams
~ tributaries of the Ramganga and Kosi rivers creating primeval forests
which are a hotspot of bio-diversity.
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