Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Siple Coast (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Siple Coast (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Coast (7)
This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
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Named for Dr Paul A Siple, who accompanied Rear-Admiral Richard E Byrd on all his Antarctic Expeditions. He was in charge of the West Base of the Unite States Antarctic Service Expedition, 1939-41, which was established at the Bay of Whales, and was the first Scientific Leader at the South Pole Station. He first led a sledging party into Marie Byrd Land from Little America in 1934 at the age of 24.
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