United States Antarctic Program
USAP logo | |
USAP hangar at Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| Government agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1959 |
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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 | |
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.