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[[File:Principality Thurston.jpg|thumb|Nautical chart of the Principality of Thurston]] | |||
'''Thurston Island''' is an ice-covered, glacially dissected island, 215 km (134 mi) long, 90 km (56 mi) wide and 15,700 km2 (6,062 sq mi) in area, lying a short way off the northwest end of [[Ellsworth Land]] in [[Westarctica]]. | '''Thurston Island''' is an ice-covered, glacially dissected island, 215 km (134 mi) long, 90 km (56 mi) wide and 15,700 km2 (6,062 sq mi) in area, lying a short way off the northwest end of [[Ellsworth Land]] in [[Westarctica]]. | ||
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Originally charted as a peninsula, it was not recognized an island until 1960. | Originally charted as a peninsula, it was not recognized an island until 1960. | ||
==Principality of Thurston== | |||
[[File:PRESENTATION3.jpg|thumb|Coronation of the Princess of Thurston]] | |||
In June 2005, [[Lovette Mott]] won the title Prince/Princess of Thurston in an auction posted on Ebay. She had specifically sought the title as a graduation present for her daughter, [[Princess of Thurston|Karrie Mott]]. For the first time in Westarctica's history, [[Grand Duke Travis]] arranged a coronation ceremony for the Princess at her family home outside of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This coronation (as opposed to the typical investiture for nobles or knights) was intended to signify the royal status of the Principality instead of the merely noble rank of all other Westarctican titles. This royal status placed the Princess of Thurston in the order of succession, but kept her outside the [[Royal Family of Westarctica]]. | |||
The coronation of the Princess of Thurston occurred on 17 June 2005 and was attended by Grand Duke Travis, [[Marquise of Walgreen|Grand Duchess Cathryn]], all members of the Princess' immediate family, and many of her friends. | |||
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[[Category:Islands]] | [[Category:Islands]] | ||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||