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Siple

American  
[sahy-puhl] / ˈsaɪ pəl /

noun

  1. Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4,570 meters).


Siple British  
/ ˈsaɪpəl /

noun

  1. a mountain in Antarctica, on the coast of Byrd Land. Height: 3100 m (10 171 ft)

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The term “wind chill” was first coined in 1939 by geographer and Antarctic explorer Paul Siple.

From National Geographic • Jan. 19, 2024

To put this into numbers, Dr. Siple created a formula that multiplied the temperature below freezing in degrees Celsius by the wind speed in meters per second.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

Steve Siple, a previous board chair for AFSP, knows personally the ways in which mental health issues manifest differently in men — as well as the power of having friends in your corner.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2023

“Oscar exposure remains a major factor in public interest in a film,” according to Paul Siple, communications manager and content editor at Northwest Film Forum.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2022

The now-classic southbound passage across the Western Hemisphere goes from Alaska to Argentina, first completed by Americans June and Greg Siple.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2022

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