National Institute of Polar Research (Japan)

National Institute of Polar Research
国立極地研究所
AbbreviationNIPR
Formation1973 (1973)
Websitewww.nipr.ac.jp

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 in the Arctic and Antarctica. It was founded in 1973.

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