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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.
The '''[[Republic of Slowjamastan]]''' is a North American [[micronation]] landlocked within Imperial County, Southern California. It covers 11.07 acres of land, parallel to California State Route 78, between the towns of Ocotillo Wells and Westmorland. Slowjamastan was founded on 18 August 2021 by nationally syndicated radio personality Randy "R Dub!" Williams who would immediately declare himself Sultan of Slowjamastan. While no physical land was in possession when the nation was founded, on 3 September 2021, Williams entered into an agreement to purchase eleven acres of land. On 4 October 2021, Williams completed escrow and closed the deal on his land purchase.


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.
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The Republic of Slowjamastan is a North American micronation landlocked within Imperial County, Southern California. It covers 11.07 acres of land, parallel to California State Route 78, between the towns of Ocotillo Wells and Westmorland. Slowjamastan was founded on 18 August 2021 by nationally syndicated radio personality Randy "R Dub!" Williams who would immediately declare himself Sultan of Slowjamastan. While no physical land was in possession when the nation was founded, on 3 September 2021, Williams entered into an agreement to purchase eleven acres of land. On 4 October 2021, Williams completed escrow and closed the deal on his land purchase.

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