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His Grace, the Duke of Fox Grove, August Grappin, is a member of Westarctica's nobility. He currently serves as the Minister of Culture of Westarctica's Royal Council. His title is not derived from any current geographic feature of Westarctica.

Since September 2021, His Grace has served as Editor-in-Chief of Westarctica Quarterly. The duke was present at the signing of the Marana Accords and reported on the event for the national press. In 2021, His Grace authored the definitive chronicle of Westarctica's history, a book titled Westarctica: 20 Years on Ice. Starting in January 2025, this book was issued to all new noble peers, taking the place of the earlier book written by Grand Duke Travis, The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Westarctica.

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In the news

Micronations premiere

• 14 Jun - Baron Jain is released from police custody.
• 5 Jun - Micronations premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival.
• 6 May - Berkeley PhD candidate Ria Raut is awarded the 2006 Count of Krigsvold Fellowship.
• 6 May - The Senate of Westarctica votes to ban the use of AI-generated material.
• 1 May - The Second Senate of Westarctica is seated.
• 13 Mar - Grand Duke Travis meets with the Consul-General to Southeast Asia in Bangkok, Thailand.
• 28 Mar - The Royal Westarctican Navy becomes registered with the UK's National Independent Lifeboat Association.
• 22 Feb - Grand Duke Travis is elected Secretary-General of the Conference of Santiago.

This month in history 2017 Royal Polo Match 01 July - A delegation from Westarctica attends MicroCon 2023 in Joliet, Illinois. (2023) 10 July - The Order of the Orca becomes Westarctica's highest order of chivalry. (2019) 15 July - The Grand Duke issues a strongly worded demarche to the President of Sudan through the Sudanese ambassador to the United States. (2004) 15 July - The fourth annual Royal Polo Match (pictured) is hosted by Westarctica and Shiloh. (2018) 17 July - A delegation from Westarctica meets with James, King of the Sconnish for a diplomatic visit in Sconnish North America. (2017) 18 July - The Order of the Polar Cross is created to celebrate Westarctican diplomacy. (2022) 20 July - A delegation from Westarctica attends MicroCon 2019. (2019) 21 July - The lowest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica, −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) was captured at Vostok Station in East Antarctica. (1983) 22 July - Wikipedia's article on Westarctica is confirmed as permanently deleted after a protracted battle between wiki editors and admins. (2017) 23 July - Westarctica and the Kingdom of Shiloh host the 3rd Annual Royal Polo Match in Los Angeles, California. (2017) 23 July - The Jain affair sends shockwaves through the Foreign Office. (2025) 31 July - Land surrounding Mount Isherwood is donated to the participants of GISH (2018).

Featured image Dorrel Rock is a rock outcrop 11 nautical miles (20 km) southwest of the summit of Mount Murphy, protruding through the ice near the head of Pope Glacier, on the Walgreen Coast in Westarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Leo E. Dorrel, U.S. Navy, a hospital corpsman with the Byrd Station winter party, 1966. On 2 November 2018, Westarctica's Honorary Consul to Spain, Dr. Joachim Michael Adlfinger, was granted the Peerage title of Baron of Dorrel in recognition of his successful opening of Westarctica's consulate office in southern Spain. Photo Credit: British Antarctic Survey (More Images)

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