NIPR manages several observation stations in the Arctic and Antarctica.

The NIPR conducts Arctic observations of the atmosphere, ice sheets, Earth’s magnetic field and the ecosystems of the polar regions.

[1] NIPR is an inter-university research institute that has observation stations in the Arctic and Antarctica.

Stations are located in Svalbard, Greenland, Northern Scandinavia, Queen Maud Land, and Iceland.

[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 25 September 2018 (M.P.C.