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Bhim Tal , modern name [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhimtal Bhimtal] (Wikipedia) is situated 22 kilometres from Naini Tal . It was the location of a [[POW Camps in India‎#Boer War|Boer prisoner of war camp]] , established in  1902 at the north end of the lake, according to this [http://books.google.com/books?id=fcrieQdY3Y0C&pg=PA78 link]<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=fcrieQdY3Y0C&pg=PA78 Page 78] ''Hill resorts of U.P. Himalaya,: a geographical study'' by Nutan Tyagi 1991 Google Books</ref>
Bhim Tal , modern name [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhimtal Bhimtal] (Wikipedia) is situated 22 kilometres from Naini Tal . It was the location of a [[POW Camps in India‎#Boer War|Boer prisoner of war camp]] , established in  1902 at the north end of the lake, according to this [http://books.google.com/books?id=fcrieQdY3Y0C&pg=PA78 link]<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=fcrieQdY3Y0C&pg=PA78 Page 78] ''Hill resorts of U.P. Himalaya,: a geographical study'' by Nutan Tyagi 1991 Google Books</ref>
Approximately 65 kilometres (40 miles) from Nainital  is the [[Kumaon |Jim Corbett National Park]]  The author of this India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2012-03/1332106098 post] has happy memories of her young days in the forests of Kumaon near the Jim Corbett National Park.





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Naini Tal
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 29.38°N, 79.45°E
Altitude: 2,084 m (6,837 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Nainital
State/Province: Uttarakhand
Country: India
Transport links

Bhim Tal , modern name Bhimtal (Wikipedia) is situated 22 kilometres from Naini Tal . It was the location of a Boer prisoner of war camp , established in 1902 at the north end of the lake, according to this link[1]

Approximately 65 kilometres (40 miles) from Nainital is the Jim Corbett National Park The author of this India List post has happy memories of her young days in the forests of Kumaon near the Jim Corbett National Park.


Spelling Variants

Modern name: Nainital
Variants: Nynee Tal/Naini Tal

External links

Historical books online

References

  1. Page 78 Hill resorts of U.P. Himalaya,: a geographical study by Nutan Tyagi 1991 Google Books