Name StatusOfficial ValidatedFeatureCoastNZ Gazette Reference2012 (53) p.1477DatumRSRGD2000GeoTag[1] PositionDescriptionNamed 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.
