Himadri Station

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Himadri Station is India's first Arctic research station^[1] located at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. It is located at the International Arctic Research base, Ny-Ålesund. The station is operated by National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research.^[2] The station was inaugurated in 2008 by Kapil Sibal, Minister for Science & Technology.

The center is primarily involved in the following research areas:

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Settlements	Barentsburg Longyearbyen Ny-Ålesund Nybyen Sveagruva

Former settlements	Bölscheøya Grumant Kobbefjorden Lægerneset Pyramiden Smeerenburg Virgohamna Ytre Norskøya

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Islands	Barentsøya Bjørnøya Edgeøya Hopen Kong Karls Land Kvitøya Nordaustlandet Prins Karls Forland Sjuøyane Spitsbergen Tusenøyane Wilhelmøya

Land areas	Spitsbergen: Albert I Land Andrée Land Bünsow Land Dickson Land Haakon VII Land Heer Land James I Land Nathorst Land Nordenskiöld Land Ny-Friesland Olav V Land Oscar II Land Sabine Land Sørkapp Land Torell Land Wedel Jarlsberg Land Nordaustlandet: Gustav Adolf Land Gustav V Land Orvin Land

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