Ozone hole was first detected over

Arctic circle

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Antartica

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The correct option is B Antartica
A severe depletion of ozone (ozone hole) in a region of the ozone layer was found particularly over Antarctica The depletion is caused by chlorofluorocarbons and by other compounds like $C C I_{4}$ , $C F_{4}$ etc.

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