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==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
[[File:Siple Map.jpg|thumb|300px|Map of Mount Siple]] | |||
Antarctic features Siple Coast, [[Siple Island]], [[Mount Siple]], Siple Ridge and Siple Station were named in his honor. Siple is noteworthy because he is one of a very few individuals to participate in all five of the Antarctic expeditions conducted by [[Richard Byrd]]. | Antarctic features Siple Coast, [[Siple Island]], [[Mount Siple]], Siple Ridge and Siple Station were named in his honor. Siple is noteworthy because he is one of a very few individuals to participate in all five of the Antarctic expeditions conducted by [[Richard Byrd]]. | ||