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The '''[[Balchen Glacier]]''' is a [[crevasse|crevassed]] [[glacier]] in [[Antarctica]], flowing west to [[Block Bay]] between the [[Phillips Mountains]] and the [[Fosdick Mountains]] in [[Westarctica]]. It was discovered on December 5, 1929, by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition and named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] in honor of Bernt Balchen, chief pilot of the expedition.
'''[[MicroCon 2023]]''' was an [[micronation|intermicronational]] event hosted by the [[Royal Republic of Ladonia]] during the summer of 2023. It was the fifth event to occur under the [[MicroCon]] banner. The main conference was held in Joliet, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, during the weekend of July 1st. MicroCon 2023 was attended by 133 delegates representing 42 countries, making this the largest gathering of micronationalists ever held in the entire world.


Lars Vorländer, a German citizen of Westarctica, was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] [[Duke of the Balchen Glacier]] by Letters Patent on 23 January 2018. In March of that year, the Duke became a prominent patron of the [[Westarctica Civilian Corps]] with the creation of the Vorländer Scholarship.
In the evening following the conference, the delegations dressed in their most formal attire and attended a gala ball complete with a three course meal. During the gala, several major awards were handed out, including two inductees to the [[Micronational Hall of Excellence]]: Queen Carolyn of [[Royal Republic of Ladonia|Ladonia]] and Queen Anastasia of [[Kingdom of Ruritania|Ruritania]]. Also, [[King George II of Slabovia]] bestowed a special honorary patch upon the few micronational leaders who have attended very [[MicroCon]] to date.


 
<p><small>Photographer: [[Principality of Aigues-Mortes|Prince Jean-Pierre]]</small></p>
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MicroCon 2023 was an intermicronational event hosted by the Royal Republic of Ladonia during the summer of 2023. It was the fifth event to occur under the MicroCon banner. The main conference was held in Joliet, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, during the weekend of July 1st. MicroCon 2023 was attended by 133 delegates representing 42 countries, making this the largest gathering of micronationalists ever held in the entire world.

In the evening following the conference, the delegations dressed in their most formal attire and attended a gala ball complete with a three course meal. During the gala, several major awards were handed out, including two inductees to the Micronational Hall of Excellence: Queen Carolyn of Ladonia and Queen Anastasia of Ruritania. Also, King George II of Slabovia bestowed a special honorary patch upon the few micronational leaders who have attended very MicroCon to date.

Photographer: Prince Jean-Pierre

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