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An '''[[icebreaker]]''' is a special-purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through [[ice]]-covered waters, and provide safe waterways for other boats and ships. Although the term usually refers to ice-breaking ships, it may also refer to smaller vessels, such as the icebreaking boats that were once used on the canals of the United Kingdom.
'''[[The Great Return]]''' was an important turning point in the history of [[Westarctica]] that involved the return of the nation's founder, [[Grand Duke Travis|Travis McHenry]], to a position of power in Westarctica. The Great Return is celebrated annually as a [[Public Holidays in Westarctica|public holiday in Westarctica]] on June 2nd, the day the actual transition of power occurred.


For a ship to be considered an icebreaker, it requires three traits most normal ships lack: a strengthened hull, an ice-clearing shape, and the power to push through [[sea ice]].
On 28 May 2010 at midnight Pacific Standard Time, Travis McHenry instructed Wolf Tulier to contact the government of the [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis]] and inform them that Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence was no longer the ruler of Westarctica and the new leaders were eager to secure a peaceful resolution to their competing claims on the continent of [[Antarctica]]. At the same time, Travis sent an e-mail to Jon-Lawrence Langer informing him that, due to his failure to protect the 2001 claim to [[Marie Byrd Land]] as well as his failure to represent Westarctica as a public figurehead, his service as [[Grand Duke of Westarctica]] was no longer needed; however, he was free to retain his title and lands as the [[Duke of Moulton-Berlin]].


Icebreakers clear paths by pushing straight into ice pockets. The bending strength of sea ice is so low that usually the ice breaks without noticeable change in the vessel's trim. In cases of very thick ice, an icebreaker can drive its bow onto the ice to break it under the weight of the ship. Because a buildup of broken ice in front of a ship can slow it down much more than the breaking of the ice itself, icebreakers have a specially designed hull to direct the broken ice around or under the vessel.
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Travis McHenry on 2010-05-15.jpg

The Great Return was an important turning point in the history of Westarctica that involved the return of the nation's founder, Travis McHenry, to a position of power in Westarctica. The Great Return is celebrated annually as a public holiday in Westarctica on June 2nd, the day the actual transition of power occurred.

On 28 May 2010 at midnight Pacific Standard Time, Travis McHenry instructed Wolf Tulier to contact the government of the Grand Duchy of Flandrensis and inform them that Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence was no longer the ruler of Westarctica and the new leaders were eager to secure a peaceful resolution to their competing claims on the continent of Antarctica. At the same time, Travis sent an e-mail to Jon-Lawrence Langer informing him that, due to his failure to protect the 2001 claim to Marie Byrd Land as well as his failure to represent Westarctica as a public figurehead, his service as Grand Duke of Westarctica was no longer needed; however, he was free to retain his title and lands as the Duke of Moulton-Berlin.

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