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International Polar Year
International Polar Year[¦in·tər¦nash·ən·əl ′pō·lər ‚yir] (meteorology) The years 1882 and 1932, during which participating nations undertook increased observations of geophysical phenomena in polar (mostly arctic) regions; the observations were largely meteorological, but included such as auroral and magnetic studies. AcronymsSeeIPY |