Siple Island
Siple Island is a long snow-covered island lying east of Wrigley Gulf along the Getz Ice Shelf off Bakutis Coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Its centre is located at.
Its area is and it is dominated by the dormant shield volcano Mount Siple, rising to — making this the 15th ranking island in the world by maximum elevation.
The feature was first indicated as an island on U.S. Geological Survey maps compiled from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65.
Island and mountain were named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1967 in honour of the Antarctic explorer Paul A. Siple, member of Admiral Byrd's expeditions.
