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'''Siple Island''' is a 110 km (68 mi) long snow-covered island lying east of [[Wrigley Gulf]] along the [[Getz Ice Shelf]] off the [[Bakutis Coast]] of [[Westarctica]] | [[File:Siple Island Old Map.jpg|thumb|right|An old map showing Siple Island]] | ||
'''Siple Island''' is a 110 km (68 mi) long snow-covered island lying east of [[Wrigley Gulf]] along the [[Getz Ice Shelf]] off the [[Bakutis Coast]] of [[Westarctica]]. | |||
The island's area is 6,390 km2 (2,467 sq mi) | Its center is located at 73°51′S 125°50′W. The island's total area is 6,390 km2 (2,467 sq mi). | ||
Siple Island has played an important part in Westarctica's history, having been one of the earliest areas to which a title in the [[Baronage]] was attached in 2004. It later became the focus of the [[Siple War]] waged between Westarctica and the [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis]] during the first half of 2009. | |||
==Mount Siple== | |||
[[File:Mount-siple-volcano-aerial.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Mount Siple]] | |||
::''Main article:[[Mount Siple]]'' | |||
Siple Island 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. | |||
==Name== | |||
Both Siple Island and Mount Siple were named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1967 in honor of the Antarctic explorer [[Paul A. Siple]] (1909–1968), who was a member of Admiral [[Richard Byrd]]'s expeditions throughout the [[Marie Byrd Land]] region of [[Antarctica]]. | Both Siple Island and Mount Siple were named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1967 in honor of the Antarctic explorer [[Paul A. Siple]] (1909–1968), who was a member of Admiral [[Richard Byrd]]'s expeditions throughout the [[Marie Byrd Land]] region of [[Antarctica]]. | ||
==The Siple War== | |||
::'''Main article:[[Siple War]]''' | |||
During the troubled times, when Westarctica's [[Westarctica.com|primary website]] was taken offline, several new micronations including [[Finismund]], [[Marie State]], and the [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis]], banded together and claimed various areas of Westarctica's previously claimed territory. They believed Westarctica no longer existed as a sovereign nation, and therefore, viewed the 2001 claim to [[Marie Byrd Land]] as no longer valid. | |||
Eventually, when [[Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence]] assumed the throne, he challenged these claims and this led to Finismund, Marie State, and Flandrensis declaring war against Westarctica. Through the course of this conflict, which was waged as a war of words and propaganda, [[Grand Duke Niels of Flandrensis]] discovered that maps published on Westartican websites failed to specifically highlight Siple island as a claimed area. | |||
This led to Flandrensis officially taking responsibility for Siple Island following the cessation of hostilities and the signing of the [[West-Antarctic Treaty]] in 2010 while both Westarctica and Flandrensis exercise joint sovereignty over the island. | |||
[[Category:Islands]] | [[Category:Islands]] | ||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||