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40th Scientific Expedition to Antarctica
January 9 , 2021
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- India launched the 40th Scientific Expedition to Antarctica.
- It is marking the 40 years of India's scientific endeavour to the continent.
- The expedition was flagged off from Goa on the ice-class vessel MV Vasiliy Golovnin.
- India began its Antarctic expeditions in 1981.
- India built 3 permanent research base stations in the continent - Maitri, Dakshin Gangotri, and Bharati.
- Now, India has two operational stations in Antarctica names Bharati and Maitri.
- The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research-NCPOR in Goa manages the entire Indian Antarctic Program.
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