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==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
[[File:Siple Map.jpg|thumb|300px|Map of Mount Siple]] | [[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 including the [[Siple Coast]], [[Siple Island]], [[Mount Siple]], Siple Ridge and Siple Station were all 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]]. | ||
In 1994, while conducting a field survey around [[Mount Siple]], scientist [[Wesley E. LeMasurier]] knocked off a piece of the mountain and sent it to Ruth Siple, Paul's widow. She had it mounted and cherished the piece until her death in 2004. | In 1994, while conducting a field survey around [[Mount Siple]], scientist [[Wesley E. LeMasurier]] knocked off a piece of the mountain and sent it to Ruth Siple, Paul's widow. She had it mounted and cherished the piece until her death in 2004. | ||