What is the name of the first research station established by the Gove

What is the name of the first research station established by the Government of India for conduct of research at Antarctica?

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Dakshin Gangotri

Uttar Gangotri

Bharati

Maitri

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The first research station established by the Government of India in Antarctica was Dakshin Gangotri.

Dakshin Gangotri was established in 1983 as India’s first permanent base in Antarctica. It was located on the ice shelf but was decommissioned in 1990 due to being submerged in ice and snow.

Following Dakshin Gangotri, India established its second permanent station, Maitri, on a rocky terrain near the Schirmacher Oasis in 1989. India’s third operational research station, Bharati, was commissioned in 2012 near Larsmann Hill.

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