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'''[[Westarctica]]''' is an area of desolate land in Western Antarctica south of 60° latitude and between 90° and 150° west longitude, an area that was unclaimed until [[Grand Duke Travis|Travis McHenry]] claimed it by filing a [[Claimant Letter|claimant letter]] with nine world governments, a declaration of status not recognized by most established countries, in 2001. The territory consists of the majority of [[Marie Byrd Land]] and a large proportion of [[Ellsworth Land]] with a few additional non-contiguous claims.  It has no year round residents, although seasonal research stations are located in the region. The nation of Westarctica was founded though a loophole in the [[Antarctic Treaty]].
A '''[[blowtorch (drink)|blowtorch]]''' is an alcoholic cocktail invented by members of the 1928 Byrd [[Antarctic]] Expedition. The recipe calls for mixing lemon powder with grain alcohol and diluting the mixture with ice until it's drinkable.


The [[government of Westarctica]] is headed by the [[Grand Duke of Westarctica]], and administered with the assistance of the [[Royal Council]]. The Royal Council is overseen by the [[Prime Minister of Westarctica|Prime Minister]], who is elected democratically and serves a four-year term. There is no official legislative body, however the collected nobles of the [[Peerage of Westarctica]] are frequently consulted on major issues and serve as a sounding board for ideas in the government.
Dr. F. Dana Coman, the expedition's physician, and the man with the keys to the liquor supply, took some of the grain alcohol and mixed it with the lemon powder and the crushed orange juice concentrate. The men dubbed this extremely potent drink a "blowtorch." [[Richard Byrd]] himself participated in the festivities and every couple of weeks, he would authorize a tub of blowtorches to be made up and a party held to help the men relax and unwind during the long winter.


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Drinking contests broke out between the men, most notoriously between Danny Davies and [[Gould Coast|Larry Gould]], who got carried away and ordered everyone to "get cock-eyed drunk."
 
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A blowtorch is an alcoholic cocktail invented by members of the 1928 Byrd Antarctic Expedition. The recipe calls for mixing lemon powder with grain alcohol and diluting the mixture with ice until it's drinkable.

Dr. F. Dana Coman, the expedition's physician, and the man with the keys to the liquor supply, took some of the grain alcohol and mixed it with the lemon powder and the crushed orange juice concentrate. The men dubbed this extremely potent drink a "blowtorch." Richard Byrd himself participated in the festivities and every couple of weeks, he would authorize a tub of blowtorches to be made up and a party held to help the men relax and unwind during the long winter.

Drinking contests broke out between the men, most notoriously between Danny Davies and Larry Gould, who got carried away and ordered everyone to "get cock-eyed drunk."

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