Clearwater Island
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Clearwater Island |
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| Motto: Celebrate summer! | ||
| Anthem: Margate's Light |
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| Capital (and largest city) | Beachville | |
| Official languages | Margatian English | |
| Recognised regional languages | Margatian English | |
| Species | Adelie Penguin | |
| Demonym | Clearwateran | |
| Government | ||
| - | President | Frederick Mueller |
| - | Governor | Eve Lendfell |
| Autonomous Territory | State of Margate | |
| - | Colonization | 1998 |
| - | Inducted into the USA | 2003 |
| - | Margatian Purchase | 2013 |
| Population | ||
| - | 2015 estimate | 250,000 |
| - | 2015 census | 300,752 |
| Currency | Margatian Dollar (M$) |
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| Drives on the | Right | |
| Calling code | 345 | |
| Only has one official city. | ||
Clearwater Island is a Margatian autonomous territory, located off the coast of Trans-Antarctica
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Background[edit]
Clearwater Island was uninhabited until 1998, until it was discovered by Eve Lendfell's father. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Antarctica, thanks to its golden beaches, crystal-clear waters and tropical climate, a result of the Margate climate effect. As soon as it was colonized, the Lendfell family, realizing it's potential economic value, began to market it as a tourist destination. Word spread and the tourism industry took off after the War of 2002, leading the Lendfell family to declare the island as a country and it was inducted into the Free Republic Union in 2003. For the next few years, Clearwater Island would become the most popular destination of choice for tourists, in part to it's proximity to Trans-Antarctica, Margate and Ed Island.
Falling revenues from 2010 onwards caused Clearwater Island to fall into economic recession. Despite initiating a number of campaigns to encourage tourists to visit and investing in new attractions such as theme parks, the tourist numbers stagnated, driving the nation into debt. Finally in 2013, Margate offered to buy out Clearwater Island and clear its debt, similar to the Shopper buyout of New Delphis in the same year. Today Clearwater Island has regained it's status as the premier tourist destination, in part due to the Margatian government investing heavily in the island. The Lendfell family still own a large number of properties and businesses on the island, including their own private cove. For some reason, the South Pole Council comes here every summer for vacation, although why they continue to do so when Clearwater Island is under foreign jurisdiction is unknown.
Economy[edit]
Clearwater Island's economy is heavily reliant on tourism, with a tiny portion coming from fruit production. In 2015, 1.4 million tourists visited the island, 60% of which are Antarctican citizens. Due to its distance from the Margatian home islands, most Margatians prefer to vacation in Cross Island.
Gallery[edit]
A picture taken on part of Clearwater's spacious beaches.
