Thurston Island - Revision history

Westarctica: /* Geographic Features */ corrected spelling of Mount Hawthorne

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Geographic Features: corrected spelling of Mount Hawthorne

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	* [[Cape Petersen]]		* [[Cape Petersen]]
	* [[Mount Palmer]]		* [[Mount Palmer]]
	* [[Mount ~~Hawthorn~~]]		* [[Mount Hawthorne]]
	* [[Mount Bramhall]]		* [[Mount Bramhall]]
	* [[Cape Walden]]		* [[Cape Walden]]

Westarctica: added geographic features

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added geographic features

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	The island was discovered from the air by [[Richard Byrd\|Rear Admiral Byrd]] on February 27, 1940, who named it for W. Harris Thurston, New York textile manufacturer, designer of the windproof "Byrd Cloth" and sponsor of several U.S. [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] expeditions.		The island was discovered from the air by [[Richard Byrd\|Rear Admiral Byrd]] on February 27, 1940, who named it for W. Harris Thurston, New York textile manufacturer, designer of the windproof "Byrd Cloth" and sponsor of several U.S. [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] expeditions.

	Originally charted as a peninsula, it was not recognized an island until 1960.		Originally charted as a peninsula, it was not recognized as an island until 1960.

	==Principality of Thurston==		==Principality of Thurston==
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	The coronation of the Princess of Thurston occurred on 17 June 2005 and was attended by Grand Duke Travis, [[Marquise of Walgreen\|Grand Duchess Cathryn]], all members of the Princess' immediate family, and many of her friends.		The coronation of the Princess of Thurston occurred on 17 June 2005 and was attended by Grand Duke Travis, [[Marquise of Walgreen\|Grand Duchess Cathryn]], all members of the Princess' immediate family, and many of her friends.

			==Geographic Features==
			* [[Walker Mountains]]
			* [[Mount Caldwell]]
			* [[Mount Simpson]]
			* [[Cape Petersen]]
			* [[Mount Palmer]]
			* [[Mount Hawthorn]]
			* [[Mount Bramhall]]
			* [[Cape Walden]]
			* [[Cape Braathen]]

	==$1 WAD coin==		==$1 WAD coin==
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	[[Category:Islands]]		[[Category:Islands]]
			[[Category:Thurston Island]]
	[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]

Westarctica: name change

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name change

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	==Principality of Thurston==		==Principality of Thurston==
	[[File:PRESENTATION3.jpg\|thumb\|Coronation of the Princess of Thurston]]		[[File:PRESENTATION3.jpg\|thumb\|Coronation of the Princess of Thurston]]
	In June 2005, [[~~Lovette Mott~~]] won the title Prince/Princess of Thurston in an auction posted on Ebay. She had specifically sought the title as a graduation present for her daughter, [[Princess of Thurston\|Kerry Mott]]. For the first time in Westarctica's history, [[Grand Duke Travis]] arranged a coronation ceremony for the Princess at her family home outside of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This coronation (as opposed to the typical investiture for nobles or knights) was intended to signify the royal status of the Principality instead of the merely noble rank of all other Westarctican titles. This royal status placed the Princess of Thurston in the order of succession, but kept her outside the [[Royal Family of Westarctica]].		In June 2005, [[Lady Thurston]] won the title Prince/Princess of Thurston in an auction posted on Ebay. She had specifically sought the title as a graduation present for her daughter, [[Princess of Thurston\|Kerry Mott]]. For the first time in Westarctica's history, [[Grand Duke Travis]] arranged a coronation ceremony for the Princess at her family home outside of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This coronation (as opposed to the typical investiture for nobles or knights) was intended to signify the royal status of the Principality instead of the merely noble rank of all other Westarctican titles. This royal status placed the Princess of Thurston in the order of succession, but kept her outside the [[Royal Family of Westarctica]].

	The coronation of the Princess of Thurston occurred on 17 June 2005 and was attended by Grand Duke Travis, [[Marquise of Walgreen\|Grand Duchess Cathryn]], all members of the Princess' immediate family, and many of her friends.		The coronation of the Princess of Thurston occurred on 17 June 2005 and was attended by Grand Duke Travis, [[Marquise of Walgreen\|Grand Duchess Cathryn]], all members of the Princess' immediate family, and many of her friends.

Westarctica: /* Principality of Thurston */

2018-03-31T06:08:54Z

Principality of Thurston

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	==Principality of Thurston==		==Principality of Thurston==
	[[File:PRESENTATION3.jpg\|thumb\|Coronation of the Princess of Thurston]]		[[File:PRESENTATION3.jpg\|thumb\|Coronation of the Princess of Thurston]]
	In June 2005, [[Lovette Mott]] won the title Prince/Princess of Thurston in an auction posted on Ebay. She had specifically sought the title as a graduation present for her daughter, [[Princess of Thurston\|~~Karrie~~ Mott]]. For the first time in Westarctica's history, [[Grand Duke Travis]] arranged a coronation ceremony for the Princess at her family home outside of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This coronation (as opposed to the typical investiture for nobles or knights) was intended to signify the royal status of the Principality instead of the merely noble rank of all other Westarctican titles. This royal status placed the Princess of Thurston in the order of succession, but kept her outside the [[Royal Family of Westarctica]].		In June 2005, [[Lovette Mott]] won the title Prince/Princess of Thurston in an auction posted on Ebay. She had specifically sought the title as a graduation present for her daughter, [[Princess of Thurston\|Kerry Mott]]. For the first time in Westarctica's history, [[Grand Duke Travis]] arranged a coronation ceremony for the Princess at her family home outside of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This coronation (as opposed to the typical investiture for nobles or knights) was intended to signify the royal status of the Principality instead of the merely noble rank of all other Westarctican titles. This royal status placed the Princess of Thurston in the order of succession, but kept her outside the [[Royal Family of Westarctica]].

	The coronation of the Princess of Thurston occurred on 17 June 2005 and was attended by Grand Duke Travis, [[Marquise of Walgreen\|Grand Duchess Cathryn]], all members of the Princess' immediate family, and many of her friends.		The coronation of the Princess of Thurston occurred on 17 June 2005 and was attended by Grand Duke Travis, [[Marquise of Walgreen\|Grand Duchess Cathryn]], all members of the Princess' immediate family, and many of her friends.

Westarctica at 05:08, 30 March 2018

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	The coronation of the Princess of Thurston occurred on 17 June 2005 and was attended by Grand Duke Travis, [[Marquise of Walgreen\|Grand Duchess Cathryn]], all members of the Princess' immediate family, and many of her friends.		The coronation of the Princess of Thurston occurred on 17 June 2005 and was attended by Grand Duke Travis, [[Marquise of Walgreen\|Grand Duchess Cathryn]], all members of the Princess' immediate family, and many of her friends.

	==~~Coin~~==		==$1 WAD coin==
			In 2006, the [[Central Bank of Westarctica]] minted a $1 WAD [[Coins of Westarctica\|coin]] featuring Thurston Island. The animal on the obverse, the [[humpback whale]] was specifically requested by the Princess of Thurston and her mother to be the representative animal of their principality.

			They had also requested the Central Bank utilize the coat of arms of Thurston on the reverse (instead of the arms of [[Westarctica]]), but their request was refused by the [[Marquis of Williamson]], the [[Minister of the Treasury]].
			[[File:Thurston Island.png\|thumb\|left\|Thurston Island coin]]

	[[Category:Islands]]		[[Category:Islands]]
	[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]

Westarctica at 05:02, 30 March 2018

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			[[File:Principality Thurston.jpg\|thumb\|Nautical chart of the Principality of Thurston]]
	'''Thurston Island''' is an ice-covered, glacially dissected island, 215 km (134 mi) long, 90 km (56 mi) wide and 15,700 km2 (6,062 sq mi) in area, lying a short way off the northwest end of [[Ellsworth Land]] in [[Westarctica]].		'''Thurston Island''' is an ice-covered, glacially dissected island, 215 km (134 mi) long, 90 km (56 mi) wide and 15,700 km2 (6,062 sq mi) in area, lying a short way off the northwest end of [[Ellsworth Land]] in [[Westarctica]].

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	Originally charted as a peninsula, it was not recognized an island until 1960.		Originally charted as a peninsula, it was not recognized an island until 1960.

			==Principality of Thurston==
			[[File:PRESENTATION3.jpg\|thumb\|Coronation of the Princess of Thurston]]
			In June 2005, [[Lovette Mott]] won the title Prince/Princess of Thurston in an auction posted on Ebay. She had specifically sought the title as a graduation present for her daughter, [[Princess of Thurston\|Karrie Mott]]. For the first time in Westarctica's history, [[Grand Duke Travis]] arranged a coronation ceremony for the Princess at her family home outside of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This coronation (as opposed to the typical investiture for nobles or knights) was intended to signify the royal status of the Principality instead of the merely noble rank of all other Westarctican titles. This royal status placed the Princess of Thurston in the order of succession, but kept her outside the [[Royal Family of Westarctica]].

			The coronation of the Princess of Thurston occurred on 17 June 2005 and was attended by Grand Duke Travis, [[Marquise of Walgreen\|Grand Duchess Cathryn]], all members of the Princess' immediate family, and many of her friends.

			==Coin==


	[[Category:Islands]]		[[Category:Islands]]
	[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]

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'''Thurston Island''' is an ice-covered, glacially dissected island, 215 km (134 mi) long, 90 km (56 mi) wide and 15,700 km2 (6,062 sq mi) in area, lying a short way off the northwest end of [[Ellsworth Land]] in [[Westarctica]].

It is Westarctica's largest island, and the third largest island of [[Antarctica]] (after Alexander Island and Berkner Island).

Thurston Island is separated from the mainland by [[Peacock Sound]], which is occupied by the western portion of [[Abbot Ice Shelf]]. It divides [[Bellingshausen Sea]] to the east from [[Amundsen Sea]] to the west.

==Discovery and name==
The island was discovered from the air by [[Richard Byrd|Rear Admiral Byrd]] on February 27, 1940, who named it for W. Harris Thurston, New York textile manufacturer, designer of the windproof "Byrd Cloth" and sponsor of several U.S. [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] expeditions.

Originally charted as a peninsula, it was not recognized an island until 1960.

[[Category:Islands]]
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]