Antarctic Lands Organization (ALO)
The Antarctic Lands Organization (ALO) brings together the Antarctic Principalities and Territories included in the claim of Antarcticland submitted to the United Nations in 2007. These Principalities were originally conceived to claim the territory inherited by the Gottlieb House, formally presented to the United Nations, and developed as a project and an experiment in political and social provocation. Today they represent the voice of marginalized nomadic communities, unrepresented peoples and embody a rejection of dominant global governance systems, which are seen as oppressive, neocolonialist, and imperialist. As such, the ALO stands as a challenge to the geopolitical and cultural status quo.
Today they are a reality, functioning as entities of alternative diplomacy, cultural identity, and innovative models of governance. In 2025, the Principality of Bir Tawil became an effective member of the ALO. The Organization is supported and safeguarded in its continuity by the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem (SOSJJ), the World Confederation representing the Knights of Jerusalem, Malta, Rhodes, Saint Petersburg, and Antarcticland (formerly the Knights of Ice), which recognizes the Principality of New Malta as its historic seat.
Antarcticland
Antarcticland is the oldest territorial dominion of the Antactic Continent, founded in 1821 by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
Canisteo
The Principality of Canisteo, occupying the 1,500 km2 peninsula of the same name, completely covered by ice on the Eights Coast in Ellsworth Land
King
The Principality of King is a peninsula of 200 km2 situated opposite New Malta. It has a Governor and is administered by the Regents.
Thurston
The Principality of Thurston occupies the eponymous island of 15,700 km2. It is the third largest island in Antarctica, close the northwest of Ellsworth Land
West Antarctic
Thge Principality of West Antarctic, seat of the House of Gottlieb, is located in the Antarctic Peninsula, including Alexander Ist Island and islets
Bir Tawil
Bir Tawil Principality, a 2,060-square-kilometer a claimed “terra nullius” between Egypt and Sudan, lies in the Nubian Desert and is the 7th territory member of the Antarctic Land Organization (ALO). Its extreme temperatures and scarce resources deter permanent settlement, and its unique status arose from colonial borders, as, for the neighboring Countries, claiming Bir Tawil would mean forfeiting rights to the more valuable Hala’ib Triangle. With around 3,000 Ababda and Bishari nomads, the Principality, led by H.H. Giovanni Caporaso Gottlieb, established Marianne Station 1 as a sustainable capital, promoting agriculture, water condensation, and an economy supported by tourism.
Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
The Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem – World Confederation embodies a unique lineage of chivalry rooted in the Orthodox Grand Priory established in Imperial Russia in 1794. Known as the Knights of Ice, later Knights of Antarcticland, the Order secretly safeguarded Tsar Alexander I and, under Prince Fabian Gottlieb, discovered Antarctica. Declared sovereign in 1824, it survived exile after 1917. In 2012, it merged into the global SOSJJ, uniting the legacies of Jerusalem, Malta, Rhodes, Saint Petersburg, and Antarctica. Today, based in New Malta, the Order upholds historical legitimacy and sovereign continuity, distinct from the SMOM, under the leadership of H.R.H. Cesare S.F.G. Fussone.
What is the purpose of the Antarctic Lands Organization (ALO)?
The Antarctic Lands Organization (ALO), aggregate Principalities and territories included in the 2007 claim of Antarcticland, to the United Nations. The main purpose of the Antarctic Lands Organization, is to assist and represent the principalities of Antarcticland, Canisteo, King, New Malta, Thurston, and West Antarctic, located in the Alexander I island, in the Antarctic Peninsula.
Member states are politically and militarily neutral. ALO has also the duty to protect the Antarctic environment. Antarctic is the southernmost continent on the Earth and comprehends the lands and seas that surround the South Pole. The Antarctic Lands Organization was created in 2021, the bicentenary of the discovery of the Antarctic, for promoting the principalities’ foreign and environmental politics, worldwide.
The Organization of the Antarctic Lands is an organization with consultative status at Unreppresented United Nations (UUN).
Listen to the ALO's Anthem
The ALO anthem is a composition by Maestro Pietro Toppani, which is meant to ideally unite all those who promote the protection of nature and biodiversity.
Anatrcticlands YT Playlist
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