Siple Island

Siple

October 2002 satellite photograph of Siple Island
Siple Location of Siple Island
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	73°51′S 125°50′W / 73.850°S 125.833°W / -73.850; -125.833Coordinates: 73°51′S 125°50′W / 73.850°S 125.833°W / -73.850; -125.833
Area	6,390 km2 (2,470 sq mi)
Area rank	100th
Length	110 km (68 mi)
Highest elevation	3,110 m (10200 ft)
Highest point	Mount Siple
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Siple Island is a 110 km (68 mi) long snow-covered island lying east of Wrigley Gulf along the Getz Ice Shelf off Bakutis Coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Its centre is located at

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Its area is 6,390 km² (2,467 sq mi) and it is dominated by the dormant shield volcano Mount Siple, rising to 3,110 m (10,203 ft) — making this the 15th ranking island in the world by maximum elevation.

The feature was first indicated as an island on U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maps compiled from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65.

Island and mountain were named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1967 in honour of the American Antarctic explorer Paul A. Siple (1909–1968), member of Admiral Byrd's expeditions.

Geographic features[]

• The Blob - mound-shaped knoll
• Recely Bluff - bluff on northeast slope of Mount Siple.

See also[]

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• List of volcanoes in Antarctica
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

References[]

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Siple Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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