The Antarctic Micronational Union (AMU) is an
intermicronational organization that aims to regulate micronational claims in
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest contine ...
.
The purpose of the AMU is to protect the claims of its members against other claimants.
History
The Antarctic Micronational Union was founded on 6 December 2008 by the
Grand Duchy of Flandrensis
The Grand Duchy of Flandrensis (Dutch: Groothertogdom Flandrensis) is a micronation with claims over some territories of Antarctica, which was founded in 2008 by the Belgian Niels Vermeersch. Flandrensis is not recognised by any country or gover ...
, Mary State, and the Kingdom of Finismund to solve the conflict between these micronations on the one side, and the
Grand Duchy of Westarctica
Westarctica (officially the Grand Duchy of Westarctica, formerly the Protectorate of Westarctica) is an unrecognized micronation in Antarctica, founded in 2001 by Travis McHenry, who styles himself as Grand Duke Travis. It claims a region of W ...
on the other. The conflict ended with Westarctica signing the West Antarctic Treaty and joining the AMU on 24 September 2010.
After undergoing a number of reforms and periods of inactivity, the AMU was revived to its present state on February 24, 2020. The Administrative-General of the AMU since September 2014 is Yaroslav Mar, the President of Lostisland, re-elected to another term in February 2020.
Members
Members are the following:
# Missionary Order of the Celtic Cross
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Grand Duchy of Flandrensis
The Grand Duchy of Flandrensis (Dutch: Groothertogdom Flandrensis) is a micronation with claims over some territories of Antarctica, which was founded in 2008 by the Belgian Niels Vermeersch. Flandrensis is not recognised by any country or gover ...
# Hortanian Empire
# Empire of Karnia-Ruthenia
# Federal Republic of Lostisland
# Empire of Pavlov
# Grand Duchy of Pikeland
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Republic of Užupis
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Grand Duchy of Westarctica
Westarctica (officially the Grand Duchy of Westarctica, formerly the Protectorate of Westarctica) is an unrecognized micronation in Antarctica, founded in 2001 by Travis McHenry, who styles himself as Grand Duke Travis. It claims a region of W ...
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Intermicronational organizations
International political organizations
Antarctic agencies
Organizations established in 2008
Organizations established in 2020