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India launched the 40th scientific expedition to Antarctica.
Key takeaways
This Indian expedition marks four decades of India’s scientific endeavour to the Antarctica.
The 40th expedition journey will be flagged off from Goa on January 5, 2021, with 43 members onboard.
The chartered ice-class vessel MV Vasiliy Golovnin will make this journey and will reach Antarctica in 30 days.
After leaving behind a team of 40 members, it would return to India in April 2021.
On return, it will also bring back the winter team of the preceding trip.
Do you know?
The Indian Antarctic expeditions began in 1981.
The Indian Antarctic programme has now been credited to have built three permanent research base stations in Antarctica—named Dakshin Gangotri, Maitri, and Bharati.
As of today, India has two operational research stations in Antarctica named Maitri and Bharati.
The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa, manages the entire Indian Antarctic program.
