The USAP web portal is the official site for the United States Antarctic Program, which is managed by the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs. Raytheon Polar Services Company is contracted by the NSF to support the USAP, and act as curator of the USAP web portal. You may link to www.usap.gov at no cost; however, if you link to the site, you are obligated to follow certain guidelines:

Logos and Graphics

When providing a link to the USAP web portal, you are encouraged to use the USAP logo (see below). All graphics on the web portal are free to the public; however, the National Science Foundation as well as the photographer must be credited.

To use the logo or a graphic on your web site: Hold your cursor over the image. Right click. Choose Save Picture As. Save the image into your personal images folder.

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Short Description of the USAP Web Portal
The USAP web portal (www.usap.gov) is the official site for the United States Antarctic Program.

Long Description of the USAP Web Portal
The USAP web portal (www.usap.gov) is the official site for the United States Antarctic Program. The site provides an abundance of information about the U.S. presence in Antarctica, including the mission of the program, science discoveries, recent news, and facts about the continent.

Using Text from the USAP Portal
If you copy and reproduce any text from the USAP web portal, you are required to follow copyright laws as defined in the 1976 Copyright Act .

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