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Wesley E. LeMasurier is an igneous petrologist/volcanologist who specializes in the study of Cenozoic volcanoes in the Marie Byrd Land region of Antarctica. He was responsible for geological research around many of Westarctica's volcanic mountains. Mount LeMasurier was named in his honor.

Dr. LeMasurier's work includes studying the origin and evolution of Cenozoic volcanic rocks, the nature of the tectonic environment of volcanism, and the volcanic record of glacial history. In 1990, after conducting a survey of Mount Berlin, he declared the volcano to be "potentially active." Later, in 1994, during field work around Mount Siple, Dr. LeMasurier knocked off a piece of rock from the mountain and sent it to Ruth Siple, the widow of Paul A. Siple, for whom the mountain was named.

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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]].
+'''[[Wesley E. LeMasurier]]''' is an igneous petrologist/volcanologist who specializes in the study of Cenozoic volcanoes in the [[Marie Byrd Land]] region of [[Antarctica]]. He was responsible for geological research around many of [[Westarctica]]'s volcanic mountains. [[Mount LeMasurier]] was named in his honor.
-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. Shortly after the transition of Westarctica from the [[Achaean Territory of Antarctica]], [[Viscount of Siple|Emilio Garcia-Sanchez]], a resident of Spain, expressed interest in joining the new nation as a member of the nobility. After some time, [[Grand Duke Travis]] granted Emilio the title Viscount of Siple with authority over the entirety of Siple Island.
+Dr. LeMasurier's work includes studying the origin and evolution of Cenozoic volcanic rocks, the nature of the tectonic environment of volcanism, and the volcanic record of glacial history. In 1990, after conducting a survey of [[Mount Berlin]], he declared the volcano to be "potentially active." Later, in 1994, during field work around [[Mount Siple]], Dr. LeMasurier knocked off a piece of rock from the mountain and sent it to Ruth Siple, the widow of [[Paul A. Siple]], for whom the mountain was named.
-After the successful conclusion of the Siple War and the restoration of peace in [[Antarctica]] in 2010, Travis decided to grant full possession of Siple Island to his former adversary [[Grand Duke Niels of Flandrensis]]. Niels was given the title Prince of Siple and authority to rule the island in his own right as a royal [[prince]].
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