Principality of Wy
The Principality of Wy is a claimed micronation in Australia, located in the Sydney suburb of Mosman. In 2004 artist Paul Delprat claimed to secede from Mosman and develop his own micronation in response to a lengthy dispute with the local governing body, Mosman Council.- Type: Locality
- Description: micronation based in the Sydney suburb of Mosman
- Also known as: “Prinipality of Wy”, “wy”, “вай”, “พรินซิพาลิตีวาย”, and “วาย”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Parriwi Head Light and Grotto Point Light.
Mosman Library
Library
Mosman Library is a public library service provided by Mosman Municipal Council.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balgowlah and Lower North Shore.
Balgowlah
Suburb
Principality of Wy
- Category: micronation
- Location: Mosman Council, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.81869° or 33° 49′ 7″ south
Longitude
151.25161° or 151° 15′ 6″ east
Elevation
31 metres (102 feet)
Open location code
4RRH57J2+GJ
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Principality of Wy” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “إمارة واي (دولة مجهرية)”
- Arabic: “إمارة واي”
- Chinese: “瓦依公国”
- Chinese: “瓦依公國”
- French: “principauté de Wy”
- French: “Principauté de Wy”
- Hausa: “Masarautar Wy”
- Indonesian: “Kepangeranan Wy”
- Japanese: “ワイ公国”
- Korean: “와이 공국”
- Romanian: “Principatul Wy”
- Spanish: “Principado de Wy”
- Spanish: “The Artists Principality”
- Thai: “ราชรัฐวาย”
- Turkish: “Wy Prensliği”
- Ukrainian: “Принципат Вай”
- Vietnamese: “Công quốc Wy”
- Yue Chinese: “懷俄公國”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: The Spit and Balmoral Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Edwards Beach and Wy-ar-gine Point.
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Worth a closer look: Sydney and Mungo National Park.
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