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==="The New Land Claim"=== | ==="The New Land Claim"=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Flight Deck.jpg|thumb|left|Travis McHenry on the USS Kearsarge]] | ||
In August 2001, while serving in the U.S. Navy as an Intelligence Specialist onboard the USS ''Kearsarge'' (LHD-3), Travis McHenry spent a significant amount of time researching the countries of the world in the classified version of the C.I.A. World Factbook. In the course of his research, he discovered that the region of [[Antarctica]] between 90°W and 150°W was unclaimed by any nation. This area, commonly known as [[Marie Byrd Land]], was explored by the United States starting in the 1920s, but was never formally claimed. | In August 2001, while serving in the U.S. Navy as an Intelligence Specialist onboard the USS ''Kearsarge'' (LHD-3), Travis McHenry spent a significant amount of time researching the countries of the world in the classified version of the C.I.A. World Factbook. In the course of his research, he discovered that the region of [[Antarctica]] between 90°W and 150°W was unclaimed by any nation. This area, commonly known as [[Marie Byrd Land]], was explored by the United States starting in the 1920s, but was never formally claimed. | ||
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==Transition to Westarctica== | ==Transition to Westarctica== | ||
[[File:TravisSuezCanal.jpg|thumb|left|Travis McHenry on the deck of the USS Kearsarge, three days prior to the passing of the Grand Ducal Mandate]] | |||
Throughout March and April 2004, the Consul-General was eager to sweep away many of the unproductive institutions and ideas that had been created for the Achaean Territory. The nobility, for the most part, played no active role in the governance and development of the Territory, and he was eager to start over with fresh titles and a more cohesive government structure. | Throughout March and April 2004, the Consul-General was eager to sweep away many of the unproductive institutions and ideas that had been created for the Achaean Territory. The nobility, for the most part, played no active role in the governance and development of the Territory, and he was eager to start over with fresh titles and a more cohesive government structure. | ||