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The first recorded ascent of Mount Sidley was by New Zealander Bill Atkinson on 11 January 1990, while working in support of a United States Antarctic Program scientific field party. | The first recorded ascent of Mount Sidley was by New Zealander Bill Atkinson on 11 January 1990, while working in support of a United States Antarctic Program scientific field party. | ||
[[File:SidleyWaescheMap.jpg|thumb|Map showing Mt. Sidley and Mt. Waesche]] | [[File:SidleyWaescheMap.jpg|thumb|Map showing Mt. Sidley and Mt. Waesche]] | ||
==Duke of Sidley== | ==Duke of Sidley== | ||
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]]. | ||