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United States Antarctic Program

U.S. Government agency which maintains U.S. presence and research in Antarctica
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United States Antarctic Program

Summary

United States Antarctic Program is an organization[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,146 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • United States Antarctic Program's field of work was National Antarctic Program[3].
  • United States Antarctic Program is in the country of United States[4].
  • United States Antarctic Program's instance of is recorded as organization[5].
  • United States Antarctic Program's headquarters location is recorded as Arlington County[6].
  • United States Antarctic Program's headquarters location is recorded as Alexandria[7].
  • United States Antarctic Program is part of National Science Foundation[8].
  • United States Antarctic Program's Commons category is recorded as United States Antarctic Program[9].
  • 1959 marks the founding of United States Antarctic Program[10].
  • United States Antarctic Program's parent organization or unit is recorded as National Science Foundation[11].
  • United States Antarctic Program's official website is recorded as https://www.usap.gov[12].
  • United States Antarctic Program's topic's main category is recorded as Category:United States Antarctic Program[13].
  • United States Antarctic Program's legal form is recorded as United States federal agency[14].
  • United States Antarctic Program's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'USAP'}[15].

Body

Founding

1959 marks the founding of United States Antarctic Program[10].

Identity

United States Antarctic Program is part of National Science Foundation[8]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'USAP'}[15].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Arlington County[6], a county of Virginia[16], in United States[17], founded in 1801[18] and Alexandria[7], an independent city in the United States[19], in United States[20], founded in 1749[21]. United States Antarctic Program's parent organization or unit is recorded as National Science Foundation[11].

Industry

United States Antarctic Program's field of work was National Antarctic Program[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for United States Antarctic Program include Usarp Mountains[22], a mountain range[23].

Why It Matters

United States Antarctic Program ranks in the top 3% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,146 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

It is credited with the discovery of Hobbs Coast[26], a coast[27]. Entities named for it include Usarp Mountains[22], a mountain range[23].

FAQs

What did United States Antarctic Program discover?

United States Antarctic Program is credited as discoverer of Hobbs Coast[26].

Related Entities

Alexandria National Science Foundation organization United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . GovSpeak: A Guide to U.S. Government Acronyms & Abbreviations. Retrieved . ucsd.libguides.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . usap.gov. Retrieved . usap.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . GovSpeak: A Guide to U.S. Government Acronyms & Abbreviations. Retrieved . ucsd.libguides.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . GovSpeak: A Guide to U.S. Government Acronyms & Abbreviations. Retrieved . ucsd.libguides.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Part of → National Science Foundation
    Parent organization or unit → National Science Foundation
    Country → United States
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