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Kerala
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Goa
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Visakhapatnam
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Gujarat
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Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Goa. Recently, the Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica was flagged off from Mormugao Port, Goa.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 40th expedition journey will be flagged off from Goa on January 5, 2021, with 43 members onboard.
Detailed explanation-3: -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. India’s first committed research facility, Dakshin Gangotri, is being used as a supply base.
Detailed explanation-4: -NCAOR under the Ministry of Earth Science is the Nodal Organization to organize and coordinate the Indian Scientific Expeditions to Antarctica (InSEA).
Detailed explanation-5: -The team is led by Rasik Ravindra, director of the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa and includes a geologist, glaciologist, geophysicist, meteorologist and vehicle engineers. “The temperature is - 70 degree Celsius. We hoisted the Tricolour on November 22 at 1.30 am.