IndARC

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| name = IndARC Observatory

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| settlement_type = Arctic Research Station

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| pushpin_map = Svalbard

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

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| established_date = 23 July 2014

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| governing_body = National centre for Polar and Ocean Research

| website = {{URL|http://www.ncaor.gov.in/pages/display/398-indarc}}

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IndARC is India's first underwater moored observatory in the Arctic region. It was deployed in 2014 at Kongsfjorden fjord, Svalbard, Norway which is midway between Norway and North Pole.{{cite web |last1=Nandakumar |first1=T. |title=India’s Arctic observatory to aid climate change studies |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/indias-arctic-observatory-to-aid-climate-change-studies/article6405727.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=24 January 2019 |language=en-IN |date=12 September 2014}} The observatory's research goal is to study the Arctic climate and its influence on the monsoon.{{cite web|first=Kumar |last=Chellappan|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2014/sunday-edition/indarc-to-unravel-monsoon-mystery.html|date=3 August 2014|title=IndARC to unravel monsoon mystery|website=The Pioneer|access-date=23 January 2019}}