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40th
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Detailed explanation-1: -"The 40th Indian 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, 000 nautical miles in 94 days, including stopovers, ” the ministry said in a statement.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 41st expedition has two major programs. The first program encompasses geological exploration of the Amery ice shelf at Bharati station. This will help explore the link between India and Antarctica in the past.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian Antarctic program, which began in 1981, has completed 40 scientific expeditions, and built three permanent research base stations in Antarctica, named DakshinGangotri (1983), Maitri (1988) and Bharati (2012). As of today, Maitri and Bharati are fully operational.
Detailed explanation-4: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Goa. Recently, the Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica was flagged off from Mormugao Port, Goa.
Detailed explanation-5: -India presently has two research stations at Antarctica namely ‘Maitri’ and ‘Bharati’. New station ‘Bharati’ has just been constructed and established in March, 2013. At both the stations, research and investigations are undertaken to understand the Polar processes and phenomenon.