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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: micronation based in the Sydney suburb of Mosman
- Also known as: “Prinipality of Wy” and “wy”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grotto Point Light and Mosman Library.
Grotto Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Brianegge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grotto Point Light, also known as Port Jackson Entrance Range Front Light, is an active lighthouse located at Grotto Point, a rocky headland at the southernmost tip of Balgowlah Heights, New South Wales, Australia, on the north side of Sydney Harbour.
Mosman Library
Library
Mosman Library is a public library service provided by Mosman Municipal Council. It is located in Mosman, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
Queenwood School for Girls
School
Queenwood School for Girls, often abbreviated as Queenwood, is a multi-campus independent non-denominational Christian primary and secondary day school for girls, located in the suburb of Mosman on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, Australia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balgowlah and Lower North Shore.
Balgowlah
Suburb
Photo: MD111, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balgowlah is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Balgowlah said to be an Aboriginal name for "North Harbour". The area now known as Balgowlah was known to the Aboriginals as Jilling. Balgowlah is situated 3 km northeast of Principality of Wy.
Lower North Shore
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
The Lower North Shore is the metropolitan area on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour and is surrounded by Middle Harbour to the east and Lane Cove River to the west. The region extends as far north as Chatswood, where beyond that is the Upper North Shore.
Manly
Photo: Jc8136, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manly is a harbour and ocean-side suburb and locality of Sydney and the southernmost of Sydney's Northern Beaches. It is known for its beaches and for its surfing culture.
Principality of Wy
- Category: micronation
- Location: Mosman Council, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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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: “懷俄公國”
- Chinese: “瓦依公国”
- Chinese: “瓦依公國”
- French: “Principality of Wy”
- 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: “พรินซิพาลิตีวาย”
- Thai: “ราชรัฐวาย”
- Thai: “วาย”
- Turkish: “Wy Prensliği”
- Ukrainian: “вай”
- Ukrainian: “Принципат Вай”
- Vietnamese: “Công quốc Wy”
- Yue Chinese: “懷俄公國”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Spit and Balmoral Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Edwards Beach and Wy-ar-gine Point.
New South Wales: Must-Visit Destinations
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