India marks four successful decades of scientific endeavour in Antarctica 

India marks four successful decades of scientific endeavour in Antarctica 

• In a remarkable achievement, the 40th 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 thousand nautical miles in 94 days, including stopovers.
• With this achievement, India has successfully completed four decades of scientific endeavour in Antartica.
• The 40-ISEA comprised of Indian scientists, engineers, doctors, and technicians.
• The journey began from the Mormugao Port of Goa to Antarctica on January 07, 2021 onboard the MV VasiliyGolovnin, a chartered ice-class vessel.
• The team reached its destination station Bharati on February 27, 2021, and Maitri on March 08, 2021.
• Bharati and Maitri are India’s permanent research base stations in Antarctica.