Name details

Siple Island

Siple Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Siple Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 131649

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A massive, snow-covered island, 70 mi long, lying E of Wrigley Gulf along Getz Ice Shelf, Bakutis Coast, Marie Byrd Land. Named by US-ACAN in 1967 in association with Mount Siple (q.v.), which dominates the NW part of the island. Though observed by earlier U.S. expeditions, the feature was first indicated as an island on USGS maps compiled from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
73° 39' 00.0" S
-73.65000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
125° 00' 00.0" W
-125.00000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1967

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