| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked for and Congress approved the formation of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) under the command of Admiral Byrd to explore and claim the areas of Antarctica in the Western Hemisphere that were not already claimed by other American nations, The USAS was an organization financed, staffed and equipped jointly by government (both civil and military), unive
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