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[[File:Mount Sidley.png|thumb|Peak of Mount Sidley]] | [[File:Mount Sidley.png|thumb|Peak of Mount Sidley]] | ||
'''Mount Sidley''' is the highest dormant volcano in [[Antarctica]], a member of the Volcanic Seven Summits, with a summit elevation of 4,181–4,285 meters (13,717–14,058 ft). It is also the highest point in [[Westarctica]]. | '''Mount Sidley''' (77°02′S 126°06′W) is the highest dormant volcano in [[Antarctica]], a member of the Volcanic Seven Summits, with a summit elevation of 4,181–4,285 meters (13,717–14,058 ft). It is also the highest point in [[Westarctica]]. | ||
Mount Sidley is a massive, mainly snow-covered shield volcano which is the highest and most imposing of the five volcanic mountains that comprise the [[Executive Committee Range]] of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. The feature is marked by a spectacular 5 km wide caldera on the southern side and stands north east of [[Mount Waesche]] in the southern part of the range. | Mount Sidley is a massive, mainly snow-covered shield volcano which is the highest and most imposing of the five volcanic mountains that comprise the [[Executive Committee Range]] of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. The feature is marked by a spectacular 5 km wide caldera on the southern side and stands north east of [[Mount Waesche]] in the southern part of the range. | ||
The breached caldera contains the [[Weiss Amphitheater]]. | |||
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In 2005, [[Grand Duke Travis]] granted the title "Duke of Sidley" to a the leader of a rival Antarctic micronation known as the "Mars Sovereignty." After several months of negotiation (conducted via e-mail, letters, and phone calls) an agreement was reached where the "Mars Theologian" would join [[Westarctica]]'s government as a Minister in the [[Grand Ducal Cabinet]] and become a member of the [[Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica|Hereditary Nobility]]. | In 2005, [[Grand Duke Travis]] granted the title "Duke of Sidley" to a the leader of a rival Antarctic micronation known as the "Mars Sovereignty." After several months of negotiation (conducted via e-mail, letters, and phone calls) an agreement was reached where the "Mars Theologian" would join [[Westarctica]]'s government as a Minister in the [[Grand Ducal Cabinet]] and become a member of the [[Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica|Hereditary Nobility]]. | ||
However, the newly-christened Duke found himself [[disbarred]] a few short months after his rapid ascension in the government. | However, the newly-christened Duke found himself [[disbarred]] a few short months after his rapid ascension in the government. As reported in the first issue of [[Westarctica Quarterly]], in September 2005, he was stripped of his title, his government post, and sentenced to permanent exile. | ||
[[Category:Volcanoes]] | [[Category:Volcanoes]] | ||
[[Category:Mountains]] | [[Category:Mountains]] | ||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||