United States Antarctic Program
Sign in to saveAlso known as USAP, United States Antarctic Research Program, USARP, United States Antarctic Service, USAS, US Antarctic Program
U.S. Government agency which maintains U.S. presence and research in Antarctica
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Within Vinony's link graph, United States Antarctic Program is referenced by 739 other articles, and connects out to Queen Maud Land, USCGC Polar Star and United States.
It sits within the topics 1959 establishments in the United States, Antarctic agencies and Organizations based in Alexandria, Virginia.
Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- organization
- Part of
- National Science Foundation
- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- Alexandria
- Parent organization
- National Science Foundation
- Official website
- www.usap.gov
- Image
- UnitedStatesAntarcticProgramChristchurch02 gobeirne.jpg
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- Commons category
- United States Antarctic Program
- topic's main category
- Category:United States Antarctic Program
- inception
- 1959-00-00
- short name
- USAP
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Encyclopedic overview
Alert
As of midnight, December 20, 2024, the U.S. government is experiencing a lapse in appropriations. Until the situation is resolved, please refer to [OPM.gov website](https://www.opm.gov/) regarding the status for federal employees. We expect the U.S. Antarctic Program to remain operational under our contractor for the foreseeable future. Should the situation change, we will post additional information on this website when it is legally permissible to do so.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “United States Antarctic Program” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.