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Westarctica

Westarctica proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

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.
    • There has even been a claim from the unrecognised state of Westarctica, whatever that might be.2005, Jim Taylor, “Antarctica”, in Space Race: An Inside View of the Future of Communications Planning, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, page 181
    • Westarctica is moving steadily to establish a frozen foothold in the large unclaimed portion of the frozen continent.2006 September, Lonely Planet
    Synonyms:
    Grand Duchy of Westarctica

Examples of Westarctica in a sentence

  • X # 2 25 WESTARCTICAN DOLLARS Copper-Nickel, 39 mm.2011, George S. Cuhaj, Thomas Michael, editors, Unusual World Coins (companion volume to the Standard Catalog of World Coins), 6th edition...
  • 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.2021, Harry Hobbs, George Williams, “Performing Sovereignty”, in Micronations and the Search for Sovereignty, →ISBN:
  • Where is Westarctica’s claimed territory located?2022, Ryan North, How to Take Over the World: Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain, Riverhead Books...

Synonyms of Westarctica

  • Grand Duchy of Westarctica

Origin of Westarctica

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

Words formed from Westarctica

Questions about Westarctica

What does Westarctica mean?
Westarctica means 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.
How do you use Westarctica in a sentence?
X # 2 25 WESTARCTICAN DOLLARS Copper-Nickel, 39 mm.
What part of speech is Westarctica?
Westarctica is a proper noun.

Words near Westarctica in the dictionary

  1. Westacott
  2. Westacotts
  3. Westall
  4. Westalls
  5. Westampton
  6. Westarctica
  7. Westarctican
  8. Westaway
  9. Westbeach
  10. Westberg
  11. Westbergs

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