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The '''[[South Pole]]''', also known as the '''Geographic South Pole''' or '''Terrestrial South Pole''', is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies in [[Antarctica]] on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole.  The South Pole is both the southernmost and easternmost point of [[Westarctica]].
The '''[[Foreign Minister]]''' is a position in the [[Royal Council]] of the [[Grand Duke of Westarctica]] tasked with handling the [[Foreign relations of Westarctica]].


The first men to reach the Geographic South Pole were the Norwegian [[Roald Amundsen]] and his party on December 14, 1911. Amundsen named his camp Polheim and the entire plateau surrounding the Pole King Haakon VII Vidde in honor of King Haakon VII of Norway. [[Robert Falcon Scott]] returned to Antarctica with his second expedition, the Terra Nova Expedition, initially unaware of Amundsen's secretive expedition. Scott and four other men reached the South Pole on January 17, 1912, thirty-four days after Amundsen. On the return trip, Scott and his four companions all died of starvation and extreme cold.
In 2018, after a significant increase in citizens and [[Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica|nobles]] from German-speaking nations, [[Grand Duke Travis]] recognized the need for [[Westarctica]] to have an increased presence in international locations. As part of the effort to manage what was hoped to be a large network of international representatives and diplomats, the Grand Duke created the Foreign Ministry and appointed the [[Count of Goldstream]] as the first Foreign Minister.


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The Foreign Minister's primary function is managing the [[Honorary Consular Corps]].
 
<p><small>Photographer: The Duke of [[Howe]]</small></p>
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The Foreign Minister is a position in the Royal Council of the Grand Duke of Westarctica tasked with handling the Foreign relations of Westarctica.

In 2018, after a significant increase in citizens and nobles from German-speaking nations, Grand Duke Travis recognized the need for Westarctica to have an increased presence in international locations. As part of the effort to manage what was hoped to be a large network of international representatives and diplomats, the Grand Duke created the Foreign Ministry and appointed the Count of Goldstream as the first Foreign Minister.

The Foreign Minister's primary function is managing the Honorary Consular Corps.

Photographer: The Duke of Howe

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