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Young Island is the northernmost and westernmost of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean. It lies 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) northwest of Buckle Island, some 115 kilometers (71 mi) north-northeast of Belousov Point on the Antarctic mainland.

Young Island was annexed by Westarctica on 14 January 2005 when it annexed the entire Balleny Islands group. The island has been featured on two of Westarctica's coins: the first was a bronze $1 WAD coin minted in 2005 by the Central Bank of Westarctica and shows Young Island on a map of the Balleny Islands. The second coin was a brass $2 WAD coin minted in 2013 and was the last coin created by the Central Bank. That coin has an image of an Antarctic krill instead of the island itself.

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In the news

Space treaty signing

12 Oct - Operation: POLE DANCE is successfully completed in support of MicroCon 2027.
12 Oct - Westarctica signs the Micronation Space Cooperation Treaty.
4 Sep - Prince Owen, Duke of MacAyeal, is appointed as a Senator of Westarctica.
11 Aug - Christopher Watson is appointed Foreign Minister.
11 Aug - The Senate of Westarctica vetoes the appointment of the Count of Dorchuck as Foreign Minister.
8 Aug - Royal Decree RD-2005-002 expands the areas protected under the Westarctican Parks Service.
23 Jul - The Jain affair sends shockwaves through the Foreign Office.

This month in history

Amundsen at the South Pole

01 December - The Antarctic Treaty is signed by the United States. (1959)
05 December - The Achaean Royal Charter is decreed by the Consul-General. (2002)
05 December - Westarctica is incorporated as a non-profit corporation in the state of California. (2014)
10 December - Michael Cary is awarded the 2022 Westarctica Conservation Scholarship. (2022)
11 December - Sir Charles Ross is appointed Foreign Minister of Westarctica. (2022)
14 December - Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen becomes the first person to reach the South Pole. (1911)
15 December - Grand Duke Travis unveils his Brighter Tomorrows Proposal for the future of Westarctica. (2024)
18 December - American Antarctic explorer, Paul A. Siple is born in Montpelier, Ohio. (1908)
18 December - The Baron of Abele is appointed Commissioner of Elections in preparation to elect the next Prime Minister of Westarctica. (2018)
25 December - The Ecumenical Church of Westarctica is founded. (2018)
28 December - Grand Duke Travis marries Prince-Consort Dinny in a civil ceremony in Los Angeles, California. (2016)
30 December - At the conclusion of the 2008 Transition of Power, the Duke of Moulton-Berlin assumed the throne of Westarctica as Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence. (2008)

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The title Grand Duke of Westarctica was created by Travis McHenry in June 2004 as part of the transition of the Achaean Territory from a new country project to a sovereign nation. The legal basis for the creation of the title is found in the Grand Ducal Mandate, as well as the Achaean Royal Charter.

Photographer: Gabriela Alvarez

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"I had always had a big hunger to learn and a curiosity for new things ... it was just a good opportunity and I was in the right place at the right time." - Duke of Sherman

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