United States Antarctic Program

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The United States Antarctic Program is the U.S. government’s national initiative for conducting and supporting scientific research and logistics in Antarctica.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Antarctic research program ⓘ
government program ⓘ
abbreviation USAP ⓘ
administeredBy National Science Foundation ⓘ
Office of Polar Programs ⓘ
collaboratesWith Australian Antarctic Program ⓘ
British Antarctic Survey ⓘ
German Antarctic research programs ⓘ
Italian Antarctic Program ⓘ
New Zealand Antarctic Programme ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
focusesOn astrophysics ⓘ
atmospheric sciences ⓘ
biology ⓘ
climate change research ⓘ
ecology ⓘ
geology ⓘ
geophysics ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ
oceanography ⓘ
space weather ⓘ
followsPolicy demilitarization of Antarctica ⓘ
environmental protection in Antarctica ⓘ
freedom of scientific investigation in Antarctica ⓘ
peaceful use of Antarctica ⓘ
headquartersLocation Arlington, Virginia ⓘ
legalBasis Antarctic Conservation Act ⓘ
Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ
operatesFieldCamp Byrd Surface Camp ⓘ
WAIS Divide field camp ⓘ
operatesIn Antarctica ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ
operatesStation Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station ⓘ
McMurdo Station ⓘ
Palmer Station ⓘ
purpose ensure U.S. presence in Antarctica ⓘ
implement U.S. obligations under the Antarctic Treaty ⓘ
provide logistics for Antarctic research ⓘ
support scientific research in Antarctica ⓘ
supportedBy National Aeronautics and Space Administration ⓘ
linked to: NASA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ
United States Department of Defense ⓘ
United States Department of State ⓘ
usesAirfield Pegasus Field ⓘ
Phoenix Airfield ⓘ
Williams Field ⓘ
usesPort Port of Christchurch ⓘ
linked to: Port of Lyttelton

Port of Lyttelton ⓘ
Punta Arenas ⓘ
linked to: Punta Arenas, Chile
usesVessel RV Laurence M. Gould ⓘ
RV Nathaniel B. Palmer ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Palmer Station → operator → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
McMurdo Station → operator → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
Mount Erebus → monitoredBy → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf → exploredBy → U.S. Antarctic expeditions ⓘ
linked to: United States Antarctic Program
McMurdo Sound → primaryAccessPointFor → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station → operator → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
Christchurch International Airport → hasAntarcticProgramOperations → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
Arrival Heights → usedBy → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
RV Laurence M. Gould → operator → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
RV Nathaniel B. Palmer → operator → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
RV Nathaniel B. Palmer → program → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
Palmer Station → operator → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
subject linked to: Anvers Island
Antarctic Ice Sheet → researchedBy → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
New Zealand Antarctic field camps → supportFrom → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
New Zealand Antarctic Programme → collaboratesWith → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
Pegasus Field → operatedBy → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
Pegasus Field → supportingProgram → U.S. Antarctic Program ⓘ
linked to: United States Antarctic Program
Byrd Station, Antarctica → operatedBy → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
Byrd Station, Antarctica → partOf → United States Antarctic research network ⓘ
linked to: United States Antarctic Program
Byrd Antarctic Expedition II → partOf → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
Williams Field → usedBy → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
Williams Field → operatedBy → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
Bindschadler Ice Stream → isSubjectOfStudyBy → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
Rutford Ice Stream → studiedBy → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
Winter Quarters Bay → usedBy → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
Heritage Range → exploredBy → United States Antarctic Research Program ⓘ
linked to: United States Antarctic Program
Reedy Glacier → discoveredBy → United States Antarctic Research Program ⓘ
linked to: United States Antarctic Program
Wilkes Station → operator → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
Wilkes Station (abandoned) → partOf → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
United States polar icebreaking fleet → supportsProgram → United States Antarctic Program ⓘ
Mount Petras → namesakeAffiliation → United States Antarctic Research Program ⓘ
linked to: United States Antarctic Program