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-[[File:Achaean Territory Claim.jpg|300px|left]]
+[[File:Sabrina Island South.png|300px|left]]
-The '''[[Achaean Territory of Antarctica]]''' was the original name of [[Westarctica]] when it was founded on 2 November 2001 by [[Grand Duke Travis|Travis McHenry]], who proclaimed himself [[Consul-General of the Achaean Territory]] prior to filing his legal claim to the territory. The Achaean Territory was a new country project that evolved into a [[Micronations|micronation]] named Westarctica in June 2004.
+'''[[Sabrina Island]]''' is the largest of three small islets lying 1.5 km (0.93 mi) south of [[Buckle Island]] in the [[Balleny Islands]] off the coast of continental [[Antarctica]].  It was annexed, along with the rest of the Balleny Islands, by Westarctica in 2005.
-It wasn't until 30 October 2001 that McHenry wrote what would effectively be a declaration of independence for the Achaean Territory of Antarctica. After purchasing special watermarked stationary paper, McHenry composed the [[Claimant Letter]] on 29 - 30 October.
+The island was discovered by [[whaling]] captain [[John Balleny]] in 1839. It was named for the ''Sabrina'', the cutter captained by Thomas Freeman during the expedition.
-The Achaean Territory was ostensibly governed through the cooperation of the Consul-General, the nobility, and the cabinet, which was called the [[Chancellery of the Achaean Territory|Chancellery]]. However, in practice, Achaea was ruled as a dictatorship under the express will and wishes of the Consul-General.
+The island has outstanding environmental and scientific value as a representative sample of the Balleny Islands – the only oceanic archipelago located within the main Antarctic Coastal Current. It is a breeding site for [[chinstrap penguin|chinstrap]] and [[Adélie penguin]]s as well as [[Cape petrel]]s. The site is protected under the [[Antarctic Treaty]] System as Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) No.104.
-'''([[Achaean Territory of Antarctica|Full Article...]])'''
+'''([[Sabrina Island|Full Article...]])'''