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[[File:Siple | [[File:Siple map new.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Map showing Siple Island and surrounding islands]] | ||
'''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]]. | '''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]]. | ||
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==Mount Siple== | ==Mount Siple== | ||
[[File:Mount-siple-volcano-aerial.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Mount Siple]] | [[File:Mount-siple-volcano-aerial.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Mount Siple]] | ||
::''Main article:[[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. | 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== | ==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]]. | ||
==Viscounty of Siple== | |||
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. | |||
On 13 November 2004, the Viscounty of Siple was granted autonomy and The Statue of Autonomy for the Viscounty of Siple, which was written by the Viscount himself, was approved by the Grand Duke. It established a legislative branch within the Viscounty and increased the Viscount of Siple's power over his region. | |||
Following the birth of the Grand Duke's first son, [[Prince Ashton Roman]] on 4 June 2005, the Viscount of Siple issued a proclamation whereby the entirety of his lands were given to the newborn Prince as a gift from the people of Siple. After this event, the Viscount of Siple largely disappeared from public life in [[Westarctica]]. | |||
==The Siple War== | ==The Siple War== | ||
::''Main article:[[Siple War]]'' | ::''Main article: [[Siple War]]'' | ||
During the troubled times, when Westarctica's [[Westarctica | During the troubled times, when Westarctica's [[Westarctica Domain Name|official 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. | 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. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
== | ==Principality of Siple== | ||
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]]. This same privilege had only been granted once before, to the [[Princess of Thurston]] in 2005. | |||
As the Prince of Siple, Grand Duke Niels is both a sovereign Head of State as well as a member of the [[Peerage of Westarctica]]. In return, Niels made Grand Duke Travis the [[Baron]] of Flandrensis, thus creating a similar situation and helping secure peace and friendship between Westarctica and Flandrensis for the future. | |||
To further simplify the political situation, the Viscount of Siple's title was [[mediatization|mediatized]] and placed under the authority of the Prince of Siple. | |||
==Geographic features== | |||
* [[Cape Dart]] | |||
* [[Mount Siple]] | |||
* [[Recely Bluff]] | |||
* [[Nereson Glacier]] | |||
* [[Burtis Island]] | |||
* [[Vornberger Glacier]] | |||
* [[Lovill Bluff]] | |||
* [[Lauff Island]] | |||
* [[Pankratz Bay]] | |||
* [[Armour Inlet]] | |||
* [[Armour Peninsula]] | |||
==25¢ coin== | |||
[[File:Siple Island.png|thumb|Front and back of the 25¢ Siple Island coin]] | |||
In 2008, the [[Central Bank of Westarctica]] released a [[$1 Westarctican Dollar Coin#2008 Westarctica Islands|25¢ coin]] for Siple Island. A triangular coin, it fit together with three other coins dedicated to islands of [[Westarctica]] to create a single $1 coin. | |||
[[Category:Siple Island]] | |||
[[Category:Islands]] | [[Category:Islands]] | ||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
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