Grahamland (Great White South)

The Dominion of Grahamland (before 1948 known as the Colony of Grahamland and the Scotia Sea Islands) was a British-controlled territory which was also the first European colony on.

History
Grahamland was first inhabited by, who arrived from South America around 10,000 BCE. From around 900 CE, the area was under the control of the, and was used by the K'atharans as a base for trading with South America. In 1820, the n explorer landed in Grahamland, which made him the first European to sight and land on Antarctica.

explorer landed in the region just two days later than Bellingshausen, and claimed it for the British crown. As the Russian colonial efforts were focussed in Eastern Antarctica, the British were able to consolidate their control of the region quickly. Unlike in other British areas, such as and, there was little immigration to Grahamland (probably due to the inferior quality of farming in the area), and the indigenous peoples remained a significant ethnic majority. Despite this, wealthy British immigrants were the ruling class of Grahamland, and the indigenous peoples were treated as second-class citizens - much like in India and Africa.

There were some indigenous uprisings against the British, which increased greatly during the late 19th Century, but none posed a serious threat as the British military presence in the area was more than capable of dealing with them. In, British troops and indigenous s from Grahamland were deployed against and , as well as the growing , which was trying to expand into Grahamland. During the, Grahamlanders fought against the Communist and KLA insurgents in the neighbouring colony of.

After the Wars, Grahamland had a new neighbour, the -controlled territory of, which had formed after the American occupation of parts of Russian Antarctica during the Russian Civil War. Grahamland and Palmeria became major allies, as they both faced similar issues and shared a common border. Under  (1918-1940), Grahamland began to develop quickly, and a growing Autonomy movement appeared. In 1948, the movement was successful, and Grahamland became an independent dominion of the alongside.

Between 1948 and 1980, the indigenous Ognians of Grahamland began to get more and more equality with the British. In 1980, a was held which resulted in the transfer of the mainland portions to the ; and the following year another  transferred the islands as well. The former Grahamland was incorporated into the of  (mainland),  (southern islands),  (Falklands) and  (South Shetland and Sandwich).