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Africa
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Australia
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Antarctica
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Netherlands
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Detailed explanation-1: -It is named after Dakshin Gangotri Glacier. It was established in 1984 and was decommissioned in 1990. India has decided to replace its Maitri research station in Antarctica with a new one in the next three to four years.
Detailed explanation-2: -Indian Arctic station ‘Himadri’ is located at Ny Alesund, Spitsbergen Island, Norway and serves as a hub of Indian scientific investigations since 2008..
Detailed explanation-3: -About 3000 km east of Maitri, the new Indian research base ‘Bharati’ is located between Thala Fjord & Quilty bay, east of Stornes Peninsula in Antarctica at 69° 24.41’ S, 76° 11.72’ E approximately at 35 m above sea level.
Detailed explanation-4: -Bharati is a permanent Antarctic research station commissioned by India. It is India’s third Antarctic research facility and one of two active Indian research stations, alongside Maitri.
Detailed explanation-5: -India has two operational research stations at the South Pole-Maitri and Bharati.