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| Abbreviation | NIPR |
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| Formation | 1973; 52 years ago (1973) |
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National Institute of Polar Research, NIPR (Japanese:国立極地研究所,Hepburn:Kokuritsu-kyokuchi-kenkyūsho) is the research institute responsible for scientific research and observation of the polar regions. NIPR manages several observation stations inthe Arctic andAntarctica. It was founded in 1973.
The NIPR conducts Arctic observations of theatmosphere,ice sheets,Earth’s magnetic field and theecosystems of the polar regions.[1]
NIPR is an inter-university research institute that has observation stations in the Arctic and Antarctica. Stations are located inSvalbard,Greenland, northernScandinavia,Queen Maud Land, andIceland.
Asteroid7773 Kyokuchiken was named in honor of The National Institute of Polar Research (by its shortened Japanese name "Kyokuchiken").[2] The official naming citation was published by theMinor Planet Center on 25 September 2018 (M.P.C. 111797).[3]
35°42′45″N139°24′32″E / 35.71250°N 139.40889°E /35.71250; 139.40889
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