United States Antarctic Program
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.
USAP logo | |
USAP hangar at Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| Government agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1959 |
| Preceding agencies |
|
| 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 | www |
| Map | |
Map of Antarctica showing USAP field research sites and research vessels | |
| Footnotes | |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.