Dakshina Gangotri
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Dakshin Gangotri was the first scientific base station of India
situated in Antarctica, part of the Indian Antarctic Program
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It was established during the third Indian expedition to Antarctica in 1983-84. This was the first time Indian team started staying in winter in Antarctica to carry out scientific works. Twelve members from the third expedition team were first to spend the winter in Dakshin Gangotri. They spent almost a year there (from March 1984 to March 1985). Later on, another permanent station Maitri
was established in 1989. Finally Dakshin Gangotri was abandoned in 1990 and it was converted into a supply base.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
situated in Antarctica, part of the Indian Antarctic Program
Indian Antarctic Program
The Indian Antarctic Program is a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional program under the control of the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India. It was initiated in 1981 with the first Indian expedition to Antarctica...
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It was established during the third Indian expedition to Antarctica in 1983-84. This was the first time Indian team started staying in winter in Antarctica to carry out scientific works. Twelve members from the third expedition team were first to spend the winter in Dakshin Gangotri. They spent almost a year there (from March 1984 to March 1985). Later on, another permanent station Maitri
Maitri
Maitri is India's second permanent research station in Antarctica. It was built and finished in 1989, shortly before the first station Dakshin Gangotri was buried in ice and abandoned in 1990-91...
was established in 1989. Finally Dakshin Gangotri was abandoned in 1990 and it was converted into a supply base.