“Travis McHenry”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Travis McHenry is the founder and creator of two micronations, Westarctica and Calsahara, neither of which has been recognized by any world government.

In 2001, while a seaman in the United States Navy, McHenry founded the micronation of Westarctica.^[1] In 2004, he appointed himself ruler of the Grand Duchy of Westarctica, which was located in the Marie Byrd Land region of Antarctica. He has said that this took advantage of a loophole in the Antarctic Treaty System. In 2006, after learning that McHenry had been communicating with foreign governments asking them to recognize the nation, the Navy required him to abdicate.^[2]^[3] {{As of|August 2018}}, Westarctica claims a population of 2,356 citizens (none of whom actually live there), and McHenry still calls himself its Grand Duke.^[4]^[5]

In 2009, after McHenry left the military, he acquired a few acres of rural desert land in Southern California from his family, and founded Calsahara. McHenry later expanded it to cover 117 acres. A 2015 profile in Los Angeles magazine described the project as good-natured, but said, "It's hard to discern whether Calsahara is a serious endeavor or an absurdly long-term joke."^[3]

Sometime before 2011, McHenry changed the name of Westarctica from "Grand Duchy of Westarctica" to "Protectorate of Westarctica."^[6]

In 2014, McHenry made Westarctica into a non-profit organization that advocates for protection of Antarctic wildlife and for the study of climate change.^[7]

In October 2017, McHenry's two micronations were linked when Calsahara was 'annexed' by Westarctica becoming a 'colony' of the Westarctican territory.^[8]

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1. ^{{Cite web |url=https://www.pri.org/stories/there-are-hundreds-micronations-youve-never-heard |title=There are hundreds of 'micronations' you've never heard of |last=Grant |first=Eva |website=Public Radio International |language=en-US |access-date=2017-12-14}}
2. ^{{cite news |last=Williams| first=Holly| title= Meet the micronation builders: Self-appointed leaders have created independent territories, complete with flags, anthems and crowns| newspaper=Independent| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/meet-the-micronation-builders-self-appointed-leaders-have-created-independent-territories-complete-9890805.html| date=29 November 2014}}
3. ^¹{{cite magazine |last= Harlander|first= Thomas|date= 8 December 2015|title= California’s Only Dictator Rules a Tiny Fake Nation in the Middle of Nowhere|url= http://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/meet-californias-only-dictator-ruler-of-the-micronation-calsahara/ |magazine= Los Angeles Magazine|location= |publisher= |access-date= 7 November 2016}}
4. ^{{Cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-30/the-weird-wild-world-of-micronations-where-anybody-can-be-king |title=The Weird, Wild World of Micro-Nations Where Anybody Can Be King |last=Parker |first=Jennifer |date=2015-04-30 |website=Bloomberg |access-date=2017-12-14}}
5. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/micronations-conference-brings-fake-nations-article-1.2180332 |title=Micronations conference brings together (fake) nations |last=Press |first=Associated |date=2015-04-10 |website=New York Daily News |language=en |access-date=2017-12-14}}
6. ^{{cite book |last=Bahareth |first=Mohammad |date=2011 |title=Micronations: For Those Who Are Tired of Existing Incompetent Governments and Are Longing for Something New and Refreshing |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eqMbSlBrZMwC&pg=PA2010 |location= |publisher=iUniverse |page=2010 |isbn=978-1-4620-6926-2 |author-link= }}
7. ^{{cite news |title=Molossia and Vikesland? Leaders of (fake) nations gather in L.A. |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/molossia-and-vikesland-leaders-of-fake-nations-gather-in-l-a/ |publisher=CBS News |date=April 10, 2015 |agency=AP |}}
8. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.westarctica.wiki/index.php/Colony_of_Calsahara | website=Westarctica |access-date=2018-08-22 |title=Colony of Calsahara|}}

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