Prince Frederick Islands
Prince Frederick Islands Maximusian Major Outlying Islands | |
|---|---|
Federal Territory | |
| Nickname(s): PFI | |
| Southport founded | 1549 |
| Incorporated (as part of Iustitia) | January 1, 1841 |
| Federalized | June 10, 1962 |
| Named for | Prince Frederick of Valahandia |
| Largest city | Southport |
| Government | |
| Lucas Brown | |
• Governor | Peter Samaras |
| Area | |
• Total | 201.52 sq mi (521.9 km2) |
| Population | |
• Census | 52,615 |
• Density | 261.1/sq mi (100.8/km2) |
The Maximusian Major Outlying Islands, known primarily as the Prince Frederick Islands until 1962, are a chain of Maximusian federally-administered tropical island territories south of Iustitia in the Galinios Sea. Originally incorporated as a region of Iustitia Province, the islands were invaded by Darya in the early years of the Great War. Upon their liberation in the spring of 1962, the Maximusian government federalized the islands in order to more easily facilitate the rebuilding of critical infrastructure. Today, the islands are a world tourist destination, hosting around 1.3 million vacationers each year.
Islands[edit | edit source]
Inhabited Islands[edit | edit source]
There are four inhabited major outlying islands within the Prince Frederick Island chain, the largest of which, Merganser Island, is home to more than three-fourths of the territory's population and the administrative capital, Southport.
- Merganser (Southport)
- Concordia (Katrienstran)
- Victoria (Antinastran)
- Providencia (Sofiastran)
Protected Islands[edit | edit source]
The Prince Frederick Island chain is home to the single oldest wildlife sanctuary in the Valahandian-world, Nikolas II Royal Aviary, established by King Nikolas II, an amateur ornithologist, in 1550. In total, seven islands (totaling 29,000 cumulative acres) are uninhabited and federally protected as wilderness preserves.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The Prince Frederick Islands were named after Frederick, Prince of Rosslingen and brother of Nikolas II, the King of Valahandia at the time of the establishment of Southport in 1549. The ports of Concordia, Victoria, and Providencia, respectively, were originally named after Nikolas' granddaughters, Katrien, Antina, and Sofia. The three "granddaughter" islands, as they came to be known, were not given their current names until after the Iustitian War for Independence in 1802.