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The '''[[2017 - State visit in Scone|2017 State Visit in Scone]]''' was a diplomatic event that occurred between the sovereign of the [[Kingdom of Scone]] and a delegation from [[Westarctica]] in the Niagara Falls region of upstate New York. It was considered an important event in the [[foreign relations of Westarctica]].
The '''[[Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station]]''' is a United States scientific research station at the [[South Pole]], the southernmost place on the Earth. The station is located on the high plateau of [[Antarctica]] at an elevation of 2,835 meters (9,301 feet) above sea level and is administered by the Division of Polar Programs within the National Science Foundation under the United States Antarctic Program (USAP).


The Westarctica delegation included Grand Duke Travis, the [[Countess of Benton]], and [[Prince-Consort Dinny]]. They met with [[James, King of the Sconnish|King James]] at Old Fort Niagara in Upstate New York, where the King led the visitors on a personal tour of the old battlements.


Inside the fort, significant time was dedicated to the French Castle, an impressive colonial structure which bears many symbols of the French and British governments that at one time ruled over the fort. These symbols were reverentially reviewed and discussed by the monarchs before a ceremony in the dining room of the castle where Grand Duke Travis presented King James with the regalia of a Knight Commander in the [[Order of the Snowflake]] and a copy of ''[[The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Westarctica]]''.


<p><small>Photographer: [[Prince-Consort Dinny]]</small></p>
<p><small>Photo Credit: Daniel Leussler</small></p>
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The Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station is a United States scientific research station at the South Pole, the southernmost place on the Earth. The station is located on the high plateau of Antarctica at an elevation of 2,835 meters (9,301 feet) above sea level and is administered by the Division of Polar Programs within the National Science Foundation under the United States Antarctic Program (USAP).


Photo Credit: Daniel Leussler

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