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Mission Antarctica

December 18 , 2023 216 days 391 0
  • A team of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling carried out ‘Mission Antarctica’.
  • The expedition, which commenced in 2021, was undertaken by a team of three trekkers, led by Group Captain Jai Kishan.
  • The team hoisted the National Flag, measuring 7,500 sq ft and weighing 75 kilograms across the length and breadth of the country.
  • They also hosted atop Mt Rhenock in Sikkim Himalayas at an altitude of 16,500 feet.
  • It was recorded as the biggest Indian National Flag hoisted atop a mountain in the Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records.

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