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'''[[Darling Ridge]]''' is a [[snow]]-covered, flat-topped ridge, 2,350 meters (7,700 ft) high, with precipitous rock sides. The ridge is 2.5 nautical miles (5 km) long and forms a notable landmark at the northwest corner of Buckeye Table in the [[Ohio Range]] of the [[Horlick Mountains]].
The '''[[Principality of Aigues-Mortes]]''' is a [[micronation]] created to promote and support local initiatives of the eponymous city, located in Southern France, 23km east of Montpellier. The Princely Couple (His Serene Highness, Sovereign-Prince Jean-Pierre IV and Her Serene Highness, Princess Olivia-Eugénie) work together with the citizens and the Princely Grand Council, to create and organize events that are both fun and windows of local talents and creativity.


The ridge was surveyed by the United States [[Antarctic]] Research Program Horlick Mountains Traverse party in December 1958. Darling Ridge was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in honor of Fredric L. Darling, a glaciological assistant with the traverse party.
During [[MicroCon 2025]], it was announced that the Principality of Aigues-Mortes would serve as host of [[MicroCon EU 2027]].


<p><small>Photographer: Bill Atkinson</small></p>
 
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The Principality of Aigues-Mortes is a micronation created to promote and support local initiatives of the eponymous city, located in Southern France, 23km east of Montpellier. The Princely Couple (His Serene Highness, Sovereign-Prince Jean-Pierre IV and Her Serene Highness, Princess Olivia-Eugénie) work together with the citizens and the Princely Grand Council, to create and organize events that are both fun and windows of local talents and creativity.

During MicroCon 2025, it was announced that the Principality of Aigues-Mortes would serve as host of MicroCon EU 2027.


Photographer: Marc Ryckaert (MJJR)

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