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'''[[Mount Erebus]]''' is the second-highest volcano in [[Antarctica]] (after [[Mount Sidley]]) and the southernmost active volcano on Earth. With a summit elevation of 3,794 meters (12,448 ft), it is located on [[Ross Island]], which is also home to three inactive volcanoes: Mount Terror, Mount Bird, and Mount Terra Nova. The volcano has been active since about 1.3 million years ago and is the site of the Mount Erebus Volcano Observatory run by the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. A volcanic rock from Mount Erebus known as the "Erebus Rock" is included as a part of the [[Crown Jewels of Westarctica]].
His Serene Highness, '''[[Prince Christopher]]''', formerly '''King Christopher''', was the ruler of the [[Kingdom of Vikesland]], a 400+ acre former [[micronation]] located in Manitoba, Canada. The Prince is descended from the Noble houses of France in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, notably Guillaume, Seigneur de la Paumeliere and Guillaume II, Seigneur de Nevi. His ancestors were French Lords before they were deposed during the Massacre of Huguenots in 1572 and fled to Holland. He is currently seeking reinstatement of the Noble title of his ancestors.


Mount Erebus' summit crater rim was first achieved by members of Sir [[Ernest Shackleton]]'s party; Professor Edgeworth David, Sir [[Douglas Mawson]], Dr Alister Mackay, Jameson Adams, Dr Eric Marshall and Phillip Brocklehurst (who did not reach the summit), in 1908.
On 12 December 2019, after several months of speculation that the former king would be offered a title, the Grand Duke issued Letters Patent elevating Christopher to the rank of noble prince with the title Prince Christopher, Duke of Hudson. His title is derived from the [[Hudson Mountains]].




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His Serene Highness, Prince Christopher, formerly King Christopher, was the ruler of the Kingdom of Vikesland, a 400+ acre former micronation located in Manitoba, Canada. The Prince is descended from the Noble houses of France in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, notably Guillaume, Seigneur de la Paumeliere and Guillaume II, Seigneur de Nevi. His ancestors were French Lords before they were deposed during the Massacre of Huguenots in 1572 and fled to Holland. He is currently seeking reinstatement of the Noble title of his ancestors.

On 12 December 2019, after several months of speculation that the former king would be offered a title, the Grand Duke issued Letters Patent elevating Christopher to the rank of noble prince with the title Prince Christopher, Duke of Hudson. His title is derived from the Hudson Mountains.


Photographer: Léo Delafontaine

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