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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.
The three U.S. year-round research stations are located on Ross Island (McMurdo Station), at the geographic South Pole (Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station), and on Anvers Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region (Palmer Station).
The Antarctic Sun. The official source for news of the United States Antarctic Program and US Antarctic Stations. Features Special Report. Take a look at the National Science Foundation's plans for the future of science and logistics in Antarctica. McMurdo Station Master Plan; Palmer Station Master Plan; More and Better Science in Antarctica
General facts about the United States Antarctic Program, including summary and background, policies, conservation, and international cooperation regarding Antarctica.
Information on maps, photographs, and publications can be obtained online at the USGS "Maps, Imagery, and Publications" page on the U.S. Geological Survey web site. The Polar Geospatial Center, University of Minnesota, also can provide digital antarctic and arctic maps.
Palmer Station is a United States research station in Antarctica located on Anvers Island, the only US station located north of the Antarctic Circle. Initial construction of the station finished in 1968.
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Williams Field or Willy Field (ICAO: NZWD) is a United States Antarctic Program airfield in Antarctica. Williams Field consists of two snow runways located on approximately 8 meters (25 ft) of compacted snow, lying on top of 8–10 ft of ice, floating over 550 meters (1,800 ft) of water.
