Westarctica

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English

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Flag
Coat of arms
Location

Etymology

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Blend of west +‎ Antarctica. Chosen to evoke images of Western Antarctica, and also, as an homage to the Napoleonic Kingdom of Westphalia.[1]

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Westarctica

  1. An unrecognized micronation in Antarctica, founded in 2001 by Travis McHenry, who styles himself as Grand Duke Travis, claiming a region of West Antarctica which has not been claimed by any nation state, comprising most of Marie Byrd Land.
    • 2005, Jim Taylor, “Antarctica”, in Space Race: An Inside View of the Future of Communications Planning, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, page 181:
      There has even been a claim from the unrecognised state of Westarctica, whatever that might be.
    • 2006 September, Lonely Planet:
      Westarctica is moving steadily to establish a frozen foothold in the large unclaimed portion of the frozen continent.
    • 2011, George S. Cuhaj, Thomas Michael, editors, Unusual World Coins (companion volume to the Standard Catalog of World Coins), 6th edition, Krause Publications:
      X # 2 25 WESTARCTICAN DOLLARS Copper-Nickel, 39 mm. Ruler: Grand Duke Travis I Obv: Arms Rev: Crown and rearing horse on quartered flag background Rev. Legend: Treaty of Friendship between Westarctica and Molossia Edge: Reeded
    • 2020, Dylan Taylor-Lehman, Sealand: The True Story of the World’s Most Stubborn Micronation, Icon Books, →ISBN:
      The most established attendees were by far the long-standing Republic of Molossia, whose President Kevin Baugh is one of the go-to interviewees for features on micronations, and the Grand Duchy of Westarctica, a territory claimed on an unclaimed piece of land on Antarctica whose Grand Duke Travis McHenry is fundraising for an expedition to the actual Westarctican territory.
    • 2021, Harry Hobbs, George Williams, “Performing Sovereignty”, in Micronations and the Search for Sovereignty, →ISBN:
      On 2 November 2001, McHenry wrote letters to each of the twelve original signatories of the Antarctic Treaty announcing his formal claim and the creation of the Grand Duchy of Westarctica.
    • 2022, Ryan North, How to Take Over the World: Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain, Riverhead Books, →ISBN, page 78:
      Where is Westarctica’s claimed territory located?

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References

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  1. ^ The Story of Westarctica...”, in Westarctica Official Site, 2017.

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