International Polar Year got started


	International Polar Year got started

luixxiul

3-5-2007 11:29 AM

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science, research, study, international, academics, polar, international polar year, antarctica, arctic, climatology, meteorology

luixxiul says:

Hope this series of events should help the scientists to gain much knowledge about polar region!

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