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The '''[[Lindsey Islands]]''' are a group of islands lying just off the northwest tip of the [[Canisteo Peninsula]] in the [[Amundsen Sea]]. The Lindsey Islands are situated west of the northern extremity of [[Canisteo Peninsula]], which projects into the eastern Amundsen Sea between [[Ferrero Bay|Ferrero]] and [[Cranton Bay]]s on the [[Walgreen Coast]]. The island group consists of one large island that is several kilometers wide, and a smaller island to its west with several nearby outliers further west. The total land area of the collective islands is approximately 2,100 acres.  
'''[[MicroCon 2022]]''' was a [[micronation]]al event that occurred from August 4 - 7, 2022 at Sam's Town Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the fourth conference to be held under the [[MicroCon]] banner. The event had initially been planned for Summer of 2021, but was delayed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. It was hosted by [[Westarctica]] and was a major event in the history of [[foreign relations of Westarctica]]. The total attendance figure was 116 people, setting a new record for the largest gathering of micronationalists at that time.


Approximately 52 breeding pairs of [[Adélie penguin]]s were present on the Lindsey Islands as estimated from March 2011 satellite imagery. The colony occupies the eastern and southeastern coasts of the eastern island, and most of three main outliers and the northern half of the largest of the western group of islands. [[South polar skua]]s are also reported to breed on the islands, although numbers are not known. [[Southern elephant seal]]s and [[Leopard seal]]s have been reported in the area.
The main conference occurred on Saturday, 6 August at Sam's Town Hotel and Casino. Approximately 100 delegates and 10 members of the press were in attendance to learn from their fellow micronationalists during a series of 16 presentations covering every possible topic from art to politics. Originally, only 14 presentations were scheduled, but one nation dropped out and three others were added to fill the open space.


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MicroCon 2022 was a micronational event that occurred from August 4 - 7, 2022 at Sam's Town Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the fourth conference to be held under the MicroCon banner. The event had initially been planned for Summer of 2021, but was delayed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. It was hosted by Westarctica and was a major event in the history of foreign relations of Westarctica. The total attendance figure was 116 people, setting a new record for the largest gathering of micronationalists at that time.

The main conference occurred on Saturday, 6 August at Sam's Town Hotel and Casino. Approximately 100 delegates and 10 members of the press were in attendance to learn from their fellow micronationalists during a series of 16 presentations covering every possible topic from art to politics. Originally, only 14 presentations were scheduled, but one nation dropped out and three others were added to fill the open space.

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