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U.S. Antarctica Naming Context and History

Detailed Description

The United States, often in partnership with other Antarctic Treaty nations, has been active in mapping activities both for basic topography and more recently for satellite image mapping in support of scientific research and Antarctic operational activities. Naming of geographic features in Antarctica has been an integral part of these efforts. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in collaboration with the NSF, has been the principal custodian of Antarctic mapping information, and since 1995 the USGS, through the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN), has served as the lead agency for managing U.S. geographic naming in Antarctica.

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