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[[File:Barony of Moore.jpg|350px|thumb|Map showing the location of Moore Barony and Farmer Island]] | [[File:Barony of Moore.jpg|350px|thumb|Map showing the location of Moore Barony and Farmer Island]] | ||
'''Morris Island''', known in [[Westarctica]] as '''Moore Barony'''is an [[ice]]-covered island about 13 kilometers long, lying 9 kilometers west of [[Farmer Island]] in the [[Marshall Archipelago]]. | '''Morris Island''', known in [[Westarctica]] as '''Moore Barony''' is an [[ice]]-covered island about 13 kilometers long, lying 9 kilometers west of [[Farmer Island]] in the [[Marshall Archipelago]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
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==Peerage title== | ==Peerage title== | ||
On 25 September 2015, Vicente Bicudo de Castro was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Count of Moore, with authority over the [[Moore Dome]]. At this time, the name of Morris Island was changed by [[Grand Duke Travis]] | On 25 September 2015, Vicente Bicudo de Castro was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Count of Moore, with authority over the [[Moore Dome]]. At this time, the name of Morris Island was changed by [[Grand Duke Travis]] to "Moore Barony" and was also granted as a personal gift to the Count. | ||
[[Category: Islands]] | [[Category: Islands]] | ||