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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The mesa was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected during 1960–64. Sisco Mesa was named by Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names (US-ACAN) for Joseph J. Sisco, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, Chairman of the Antarctic Policy Group in 1966. | The mesa was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected during 1960–64. Sisco Mesa was named by Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names (US-ACAN) for Joseph J. Sisco, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, Chairman of the Antarctic Policy Group in 1966. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 24 January 2024, Darren Graham Ashford was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Count of Sisco in recognition of his exceptional human rights advocacy work undertaken for the Galpu tribes of Arnhemland. Also the consistent work invested in bush ecology conservation and the restoration and repatriation of Indigenous Arts Australia wide to Dulungurru. | |||
He had previously held the title [[Stanford Plateau|Baron Stanford]], which became his [[subordinate title]]. | |||
On 30 January 2024, the count's title was elevated to Duke of Sisco. | |||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||