International Geophysical Year (1957-1958)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/International_Geophysical_Year_(1957-1958)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	scientific event
gptkbp:endDate	1958
gptkbp:focus	Earth sciences atmospheric sciences cosmic rays geophysics oceanography seismology gravity glaciology geomagnetism solar activity ionospheric physics longitude and latitude measurements
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	International Geophysical Year (1957-1958)
gptkbp:legacy	gptkb:International_Geoscience_and_Geoparks_Programme gptkb:Antarctic_Treaty
gptkbp:notableAchievement	launch of Sputnik 1 launch of Explorer 1 discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts establishment of Antarctic research stations
gptkbp:notableParticipant	gptkb:Argentina gptkb:Australia gptkb:Belgium gptkb:Bolivia gptkb:Brazil gptkb:Bulgaria gptkb:Canada gptkb:Chile gptkb:China gptkb:Colombia gptkb:Costa_Rica gptkb:Cuba gptkb:Czechoslovakia gptkb:Denmark gptkb:Ecuador gptkb:Egypt gptkb:Ethiopia gptkb:Finland gptkb:France gptkb:Germany gptkb:Ghana gptkb:Greece gptkb:Guatemala gptkb:Hungary gptkb:Iceland gptkb:India gptkb:Indonesia gptkb:Iran gptkb:Ireland gptkb:Israel gptkb:Italy gptkb:Japan gptkb:Kenya gptkb:Luxembourg gptkb:Malaysia gptkb:Mexico gptkb:Monaco gptkb:Morocco gptkb:Netherlands gptkb:New_Guinea gptkb:New_Zealand gptkb:Nigeria gptkb:Norway gptkb:Pakistan gptkb:Panama gptkb:Paraguay gptkb:Peru gptkb:Philippines gptkb:Poland gptkb:Portugal gptkb:Romania gptkb:South_Africa gptkb:Soviet_Union gptkb:Spain gptkb:Sudan gptkb:Sweden gptkb:Switzerland gptkb:Tanzania gptkb:Thailand gptkb:Tunisia gptkb:Turkey gptkb:Uganda gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States gptkb:Uruguay gptkb:Venezuela gptkb:Vietnam gptkb:Yugoslavia gptkb:Zambia gptkb:Zimbabwe Burma
gptkbp:organizedBy	gptkb:International_Council_of_Scientific_Unions
gptkbp:purpose	global scientific collaboration study of Earth and space phenomena
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:International_Polar_Year gptkb:International_Heliophysical_Year
gptkbp:startDate	1957
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries	67
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Alibag_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6