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The Van Allen radiation belts are located in the ionosphere true or false

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The answer is false. The Van Allen Radiation Belts are located in the Earth's Magnetoshpere and therefore are not located in the Ionosphere. The Ionosphere is a region of Earth's atmosphere whereas the Magnetospere is located outside of Earth's atmosphere in outer space.
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