Editing Rockall (section)

==== Waveland ====
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[[File:Flag of Waveland.svg|thumb|Flag of the self-proclaimed "Global State of Waveland"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Greenpeace-putting-up-the-Waveland-flag-up-in-Rockall-Island-27MZIFCO23V.html |title=Greenpeace putting up the Waveland flag up in Rockall Island |author= |date=1 June 1997 |work=Greenpeace |access-date=1 August 2024}}</ref>]]
In 1997, three members of the environmentalist organisation [[Greenpeace]] occupied the islet for 42 days,<ref name="bbc2023may26">{{cite news |title=Army veteran aims to set new world record for longest stay on Rockall |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-65727510 |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=BBC News |date=26 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="schne"/> calling it [[Global State of Waveland|Waveland]], to protest against [[oil exploration]]. Greenpeace declared the island to be a "new Global State" (as a spoof [[micronation]]) and offered citizenship to anyone willing to take their pledge of allegiance. The British Government's response was to state that "Rockall is British territory. It is part of Scotland and anyone is free to go there and can stay as long as they please"<ref name="inde55"/> and otherwise ignore them. The 1955 plaque was unscrewed and refixed back to front, and subsequently it disappeared.<ref name="guar44"/>