Maitri Station

Maitri also known as Friendship Research Centre, is 's second permanent research station in as part of the Indian Antarctic Programme. The name was suggested by then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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  • Type: Scientific research base
  • Description: Indian research station in Antarctica
  • Also known as: Maitri” and “Maitri Station (India)

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Georg Forster Station.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 4½ km east of Maitri Station.

Maitri Station

Latitude
-70.76595° or 70° 45′ 57″ south
Longitude
11.72719° or 11° 43′ 38″ east
Population
25
Elevation
103 metres (338 feet)
Open location code
2FXH6PMG+JV
Geo­Names ID
6620766
Wiki­data ID
Q626852
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Ukrainian—“Maitri Station” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: মৈত্রী অনুসন্ধান কেন্দ্র
  • Catalan: Base Maitri
  • Cebuano: Maitri Station
  • Chinese: 迈特里站
  • Chinese: 邁特里站
  • Czech: Maitri
  • Finnish: Maitri
  • French: base antarctique Maitri
  • French: Base antarctique Maitri
  • German: Maitri-Station
  • Hindi: मैत्री अनुसंधान केन्द्र
  • Italian: Base Maitri
  • Latvian: Maitri
  • Malayalam: മൈത്രി ഗവേഷണകേന്ദ്രം
  • Malayalam: മൈത്രി
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Maitri
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Maitri
  • Norwegian: Maitri-stasjonen (India)
  • Norwegian: Maitri
  • Panjabi: ਮੈਤਰੀ
  • Polish: Maitri
  • Portuguese: Estação Maitri
  • Russian: Маитри
  • Spanish: Base Maitri
  • Swedish: Maitri
  • Telugu: మైత్రి
  • Ukrainian: Майтрі

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