India at Artic

  • Himadri, India’s Arctic Research Station at Ny-Ålesund in Svalbard, will operate year-round, with the first winter expedition launched on December 18, 2023.
  • Ny-Ålesund hosts permanent facilities from at least 10 countries, located above the 78th parallel N, about 1,200 km from the North Pole.
  • The mean temperature in Ny-Ålesund in February is minus 14 degrees Celsius, limiting scientific observations to the summer months.
  • India, a signatory of the Svalbard Treaty since 1920, established its permanent research station, Himadri, in July 2008, hosting over 400 researchers for studies in Arctic microbiology, atmospheric sciences, and ....
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