U.S. Antarctic Service

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Antarctic_Service

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:United_States_Antarctic_Service gptkb:USAS
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Richard_E._Byrd
gptkbp:dissolved	1941
gptkbp:established	1939
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:mission	Antarctic exploration
gptkbp:notableMission	gptkb:U.S._Antarctic_Service_Expedition_(1939–1941)
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:U.S._government
gptkbp:operatesStation	gptkb:East_Base gptkb:West_Base
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Byrd_Antarctic_Expeditions
gptkbp:purpose	gptkb:scientific_research territorial claims
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Operation_Highjump
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Byrd_Glacier
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	U.S. Antarctic Service