The Minerva Reefs are a group of two submerged atolls located in the Pacific Ocean between Fiji and Tonga. The islands are the subject of a territorial dispute between Fiji and Tonga, and in addition
Minerva Reefs
A yacht anchored at South Minerva.
Sailboat wreck on North Minerva reef
A micronation is a political entity whose representatives claim that they belong to an independent nation or sovereign state, but which lacks legal recognition by any sovereign state. Micronations are
Minerva Reefs
…islands are the subject of a territorial dispute between Fiji and Tonga, and in addition were briefly claimed by American Libertarians as the centre of a micronation, the Republic of Minerva. The reefs were named after the whaleship Minerva, wrecked on what became known as South Minerva after setting out from Sydney…
The Principality of Sealand is a micronation located on a seafort off the coast of the United Kingdom.
Republic of Rose Island, before its destruction
The Republic of Minerva was a libertarian project that succeeded in building an artificial island in 1972 by importing sand.
Entrance to the Principality of Hutt River (formerly Hutt River Province), a micronation founded in Australia