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'''Westarctica''', formally known as the '''Grand Duchy of Westarctica''', and previously known as the '''Protectorate of Westarctica''' and the '''Achaean Territory of Antarctica''', is an area of desolate land in Western Antarctica south of | '''Westarctica''', formally known as the '''Grand Duchy of Westarctica''', and previously known as the '''Protectorate of Westarctica''' and the '''Achaean Territory of Antarctica''', is an area of desolate land in Western Antarctica south of 60° latitude and between 90° and 150° west longitude, an area that was unclaimed until [[Grand Duke Travis|Travis McHenry]] claimed it by filing a [[Claimant Letter|claimant letter]] with nine world governments, a declaration of status not recognized by most established countries, in 2001. | ||
The territory consists of the majority of [[Marie Byrd Land]] and a large proportion of [[Ellsworth Land]] with a few additional non-contiguous claims. It has no year round residents, although seasonal research stations are located in the region. The nation of Westarctica was founded though a loophole in the [[Antarctic Treaty]]. | The territory consists of the majority of [[Marie Byrd Land]] and a large proportion of [[Ellsworth Land]] with a few additional non-contiguous claims. It has no year round residents, although seasonal research stations are located in the region. The nation of Westarctica was founded though a loophole in the [[Antarctic Treaty]]. | ||