The first permanent Indian oceanographic station, 'Dakshin Gangotry' during Antarctic Expedition, was set up in

The first permanent Indian oceanographic station, 'Dakshin Gangotry' during Antarctic Expedition, was set up in April/March 1984. Dakshin Gangotri was the first Indian scientific research base station established in Antarctica, as a part of the Indian Antarctic Program. Located at a distance of 2,500 kilometres from the South Pole, it was established during the third Indian expedition to Antarctica in 1983/84.