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United States Antarctic Program
 USAP logo | |
 USAP hangar at Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| Government agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1959[1] |
| Preceding agencies |
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| Headquarters | Alexandria, Virginia |
| Employees | 3,000 (seasonal maximum) |
| Annual budget | US$356 million (FY2008) |
| Parent Government agency | Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation |
| Website | usap.gov |
| Map | |
 Map of Antarctica showing USAP field research sites and research vessels | |
| Footnotes | |
| [2] | |
The United States Antarctic Program (or USAP; formerly known as the United States Antarctic Research Program or USARP and the United States Antarctic Service or USAS) is an organization of the United States government which has a presence in the Antarctica continent. Founded in 1959, the USAP manages all U.S. scientific research and related logistics in Antarctica as well as aboard ships in the Southern Ocean.
- ^ "Fact Sheet: U.S. Antarctic Program". USAP. National Science Foundation. January 10, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ^ "2009-2010 Season Summary and Background" (PDF). USAP. National Science Foundation. January 8, 2010. p. 24. Retrieved July 11, 2016. [dead link]
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