Difference between revisions of "Template:POTD protected"

From Encyclopedia Westarctica
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(137 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{| role="presentation" style="margin:0 3px 3px; width:100%; text-align:left; background-color:transparent; border-collapse: collapse; "
{| role="presentation" style="margin:0 3px 3px; width:100%; text-align:left; background-color:transparent; border-collapse: collapse; "
|style="padding:0 0.9em 0 0;" | [[File:Sarnoff Mountains Tent.jpg|300px]]
|style="padding:0 0.9em 0 0;" | [[File:Aigues-Mortes Walls.jpg|300px|thumb]]
|style="padding:0 6px 0 0"|
|style="padding:0 6px 0 0"|


The '''[[Sarnoff Mountains]]''' (77°10′S 145°0′W) are a range of mountains, 25 nautical miles (46 km) long and 4 to 8 nautical miles (15 km) wide separating the west-flowing [[Boyd Glacier|Boyd]] and [[Arthur Glacier]]s in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Westarctica]]. [[The Billboard]] is a prominent rock feature on the far western tip of the mountain range.
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 west end of the range was discovered and roughly plotted from photos taken by Byrd [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Expedition (1928–30) on the flight of 5 December 1929. The range was mapped in greater detail by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933–35) and United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41), all expeditions led by Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]]. On 1 February 2015, Westarctica's [[Minister of Technology]], [[Prince-Consort Dinny|Dinny Pulipati]] was given the title Marquis of Sarnoff and made a royal prince in the [[Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica]].
During [[MicroCon 2025]], it was announced that the Principality of Aigues-Mortes would serve as host of [[MicroCon EU 2027]].




<p><small>Photographer: David Sugden </small></p>
 
[[:Category:Images|'''(More Featured Images)''']]
<p><small>Photographer: Marc Ryckaert (MJJR)</small></p>
[[:Category:Images|'''(More Images)''']]
<div class="potd-recent" style="text-align:right;">
<div class="potd-recent" style="text-align:right;">

Latest revision as of 22:25, 1 January 2026

Aigues-Mortes Walls.jpg

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)

(More Images)

Retrieved from "https://www.westarctica.wiki/index.php?title=Template:POTD_protected&oldid=14419"