National Institute of Polar Research

Japanese research institute for Antarctica
Organization science_museum Q1213729
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National Institute of Polar Research

Summary

National Institute of Polar Research is a science museum[1]. It draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (science_museum category, ranking #44 of 95).[2]

Key Facts

  • National Institute of Polar Research's field of work was polar exploration[3].
  • National Institute of Polar Research was a member of COMNAP[4].
  • National Institute of Polar Research was a member of Confederation of Open Access Repositories[5].
  • National Institute of Polar Research is located in Tachikawa[6].
  • National Institute of Polar Research is in the country of Japan[7].
  • National Institute of Polar Research's image is recorded as National Institute of Japanese Literature.jpg[8].
  • National Institute of Polar Research's instance of is recorded as science museum[9].
  • National Institute of Polar Research's instance of is recorded as research institute[10].
  • National Institute of Polar Research's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher[11].
  • National Institute of Polar Research's headquarters location is recorded as Midori-chō[12].
  • National Institute of Polar Research's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121615539[13].
  • National Institute of Polar Research's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 133013514[14].
  • National Institute of Polar Research's GND ID is recorded as 117124-0[15].
  • National Institute of Polar Research's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50072912[16].
  • National Institute of Polar Research's IdRef ID is recorded as 066988748[17].
  • National Institute of Polar Research's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA0043477X[18].
  • National Institute of Polar Research's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00288367[19].
  • National Institute of Polar Research's part of is recorded as Research Organization of Information and Systems[20].
  • National Institute of Polar Research's Commons category is recorded as National Institute of Polar Research[21].
  • National Institute of Polar Research's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36516657[22].
  • +1973-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of National Institute of Polar Research[23].
  • National Institute of Polar Research's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.7125, 'lon': 139.409}[24].
  • National Institute of Polar Research's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hh7g8[25].
  • National Institute of Polar Research's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2009549527[26].
  • National Institute of Polar Research's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2009549528[27].

Body

Founding

+1973-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of National Institute of Polar Research[23].

Identity

National Institute of Polar Research's part of is recorded as Research Organization of Information and Systems[20]. Short names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '極地研'}[28] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NIPR'}[29].

Operations

National Institute of Polar Research's headquarters location is recorded as Midori-chō[12].

Industry

National Institute of Polar Research's field of work was polar exploration[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for National Institute of Polar Research include 7773 Kyokuchiken[30], an asteroid[31].

Why It Matters

National Institute of Polar Research draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (science_museum category, ranking #44 of 95).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

It is credited with the discovery of Allan Hills A77005[34], a shergottite[35]. Entities named for it include 7773 Kyokuchiken[30], an asteroid[31].

FAQs

What did National Institute of Polar Research discover?

National Institute of Polar Research is credited as discoverer of Allan Hills A77005[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . GRID Release 2017-01-10. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . nipr.ac.jp. nipr.ac.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [4] . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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