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The '''[[Scott Glacier]]''' is a major [[glacier]], 120 miles (190 km) long, that drains the [[East Antarctic Ice Sheet]] through the [[Queen Maud Mountains]] to the [[Ross Ice Shelf]]. The Scott Glacier is one of a series of major glaciers flowing across the [[Transantarctic Mountains]], with the Amundsen Glacier to the west and the [[Leverett Glacier|Leverett]] and [[Reedy Glacier]]s to the east.
The title '''[[Grand Duke of Westarctica]]''' was created by Travis McHenry in June 2004 as part of the transition of the [[Achaean Territory of Antarctica|Achaean Territory]] from a [[Micronations|new country project]] to a [[sovereignty|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]].


The Scott Glacier originates on the Antarctic Plateau in the vicinity of [[D'Angelo Bluff]] and [[Mount Howe]], and descends between the Nilsen Plateau and the mountains of the [[Watson Escarpment]] to enter [[Ross Ice Shelf]] just west of the [[Tapley Mountains]]. The Scott Glacier is bisected by the 150° line of longitude putting roughly half the [[glacier]] in [[Westarctica]]'s territory while the westernmost half is located inside New Zealand's [[Ross Dependency]].


<p><small>Image credit: University of Maine </small></p>
<p><small>Photographer: Gabriela Alvarez</small></p>
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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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