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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.
Michael Roy Bates, self-styled as Prince Michael of Sealand, is an English businessman and self-published author. He operates a self-proclaimed and unrecognized micronation [ 1 ] called the Principality of Sealand , which he inherited from his parents Paddy Roy Bates and Joan Bates .
In 2006, the commercial name SeaLand ceased to exist when Maersk SeaLand was rebranded as Maersk Line after the purchase of P&O Nedlloyd. [ 2 ] In January 2014, due to the strong brand recognition throughout the intra-Americas region, [ 10 ] Maersk announced the revival of the SeaLand brand as a specialized intra-regional carrier, taking over ...
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.
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In addition, both Sealand and Seborga have their own national association football teams. The Sealand national football team was founded in 2004 [154] and became an associate member of the N.F.-Board, a federation made up of unrecognised states, stateless peoples, regions and micronations that are not allowed to join FIFA, in 2006. [155]
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.
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