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The Principality of Sealand (/ ˈ s iː ˌ l æ n d /) is a micronation on HM Fort Roughs (also known as Roughs Tower), [2] an offshore platform in the North Sea.It is situated on Rough Sands, a sandbar located approximately 11 kilometres (6 nmi) from the coast of Suffolk and 13 kilometres (7 nmi) from the coast of Essex.
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According to the Admiralty chart the fort's location is at 51°53.71′N 1°28.83′E. [5] The structure is marked by east and west cardinal buoys. [5] Other references (taken from land-based maps) are Ordnance Survey grid reference TM3964227615 , and on OpenStreetMap within 200 meters of the chart location 51°53′42.6″N 1°28′49.8″E ...
At the time, the fort was international waters. In 1978, Germany sent a diplomat to Sealand to negotiate with Bates for the release of a German citizen who claimed to be Sealand's prime minister, and had led a failed attack on the fort. Bates would thereafter claim that the dispatching of the emissary constituted recognition of Sealand by Germany.
Micronations are aspirant states that claim independence but lack legal recognition by world governments or major international organisations. [5] [6] Micronations are classified separately from states with limited recognition and quasi-states, nor are they considered to be autonomous or self-governing as they lack the legal basis in international law for their existence. [7]
Info from Image:Map of Sealand.png. Map of Sealand This is a map of the coast of England near Ipswich, showing the location of Sealand. The boundaries of the territorial water of the United Kingdom are also drawn, both the 3 nautical mile limit (5.556km) before 1987 and the 12nm limit (22.22km) after 1987. The same radii are also given around ...
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The Principality of Sealand, a micronation formed on a decommissioned sea fort near Suffolk, England [31] Venice [32] Tenochtitlan, the capital city of the Aztec Empire. Originally founded on an island in Lake Texcoco, connected artificial islands were then built around this. Present-day Mexico City now covers the entire lake's basin.