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20-Apr-21

India marks four successful decades of scientific endeavour in Antarctica

In a remarkable achievement, the 40th Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (40-ISEA) hosted by the Ministry of Earth Sciences successfully returned to Cape Town on April 10, 2021, after completing a journey of ~12 thousand nautical miles in 94 days, including stopovers.
With this achievement, India has successfully completed four decades of scientific endeavour in Antartica.
The 40-ISEA comprised of Indian scientists, engineers, doctors, and technicians.
The journey began from the Mormugao Port of Goa to Antarctica on January 07, 2021 onboard the MV VasiliyGolovnin, a chartered ice-class vessel.
The team reached its destination station Bharati on February 27, 2021, and Maitri on March 08, 2021.
Bharati and Maitri are India’s permanent research base stations in Antarctica.

By: Rohit Middha

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