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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. | ||
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==The Siple War== | ==The Siple War== | ||
::''Main article:[[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Westarctica no longer existed as a sovereign nation, and therefore, viewed the 2001 claim to [[Marie Byrd Land]] as no longer valid. | 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Westarctica no longer existed as a sovereign nation, and therefore, viewed the 2001 claim to [[Marie Byrd Land]] as no longer valid. | ||