Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Antarctica
The correct answer is Antarctica. - Dakshin Gangotri was the first scientific base station of India situated in Antarctica, part of the Indian Antarctic Programme.
- It is located at a distance of 2,500 kilometers (1,600 mi) from the South Pole.
- It is currently being used as a supply base and transit camp.
- 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.
- Himadri is India's first permanent Arctic research station located at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway.
- It is located at the International Arctic Research base, Ny-Ålesund.
- Maitri, also known as Friendship Research Center is India's second permanent research station in Antarctica as part of the Indian Antarctic Programme.
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