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The '''[[Fallone Nunataks]]''' are a chain of [[nunatak]]s 10 nautical miles (19 km) long, located 10 nautical miles northeast of the [[Harold Byrd Mountains]], between the edge of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] and the [[Watson Escarpment]]. They were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Paul R. Fallone, Jr., [[U.S. Navy]], aide to the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, [[Antarctica]], 1962.
'''[[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.


On 20 August 2019, the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Baroness Fallone was granted to [[Baroness Fallone|Dame Kim Bryan]] in recognition of her excellent service as [[Honorary Consular Corps|Consul to the United Kingdom]], and her success as a delegate at the [[2019 GUM Summit]]. Her wife, Barbara Bryan, was given the [[courtesy title]] Baronetess Fallone.
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.


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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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