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Superlatives Table (First, Largest, Smallest…)
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| Superlative | Answer |
|---|---|
| First National Park in India | Jim Corbett NP (Uttarakhand), 1936, as Hailey NP |
| Largest National Park | Hemis NP (Ladakh), ~3,350 sq km |
| Smallest National Park | South Button Island NP (A&N Islands) |
| Only home of the wild Asiatic Lion | Gir NP (Gujarat) |
| First Marine National Park | Gulf of Kutch (Gujarat) |
| World's only floating national park | Keibul Lamjao (Manipur) |
| Only park with all four big cats | Namdapha (Arunachal Pradesh) |
| First Mixed UNESCO Site in India | Khangchendzonga NP (Sikkim) |
| Largest Tiger Reserve by area | Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam (AP/Telangana) |
| Only home of the hangul (Kashmir stag) | Dachigam NP (Jammu & Kashmir) |
| Only home of the Indian wild ass | Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch (Gujarat) |
| First Ramsar Site designated in India | Chilika Lake (Odisha), 1981 |
| Largest brackish-water lagoon in Asia | Chilika Lake (Odisha) |
| Largest inland saline lake in India | Sambhar Lake (Rajasthan) |
| Largest mangrove forest in the world | Sundarbans (West Bengal, shared with Bangladesh) |
| Second-largest mangrove ecosystem in India | Bhitarkanika (Odisha) |
| Largest wetland/lake used for waterfowl wintering | Chilika Lake (Odisha) |
| One of the original nine Project Tiger reserves (1973) | Corbett, Kanha, Manas, Melghat, Palamau, Ranthambore, Simlipal, Sundarbans, Bandipur |
| Largest number of Ramsar sites in Asia | India |
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