Which continent has research stations like Maitri and Dakshin Gangotri?
How did Dakshin Gangotri Glacier get its name?
When was Dakshin Gangotri station in Antarctica built?
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. Maitri is situated on the rocky mountainous region called Schirmacher Oasis.
Is Gangotri is a continental glacier?
Is Dakshin Gangotri part of India?
The base is named after Dakshin Gangotri Glacier. It was established during the third Indian expedition to Antarctica in 1983–84. This was the first time an Indian team spent a winter in Antarctica to carry out scientific works….Dakshin Gangotri.
Antarctica
After a humble beginning, the Indian Antarctic programme has now credited to have built three permanent research base stations in Antarctica—named Dakshin Gangotri, Maitri, and Bharati.
