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A flag of Antarctica is a flag or flag design that represents the continent of Antarctica. As a condominium with no single governing body, it does not have an official flag of its own. However, several designs have been created for the purpose of representing the continent. This should be distinguished from flags flown in Antarctica in general ...
United States. White variant of the flag of the USAP: plain white field charged with the logo of the United States Antarctic Program. Palmer Station. United States. Blue variant of the flag of the USAP: plain blue field charged with the logo of the United States Antarctic Program. Captain Arturo Prat. Chile.
The white flag is an internationally recognized protective sign of truce or ceasefire, and for negotiation. It is also used to symbolize surrender, since it is often the weaker party that requests negotiation. It is also flown on ships serving as cartels. A white flag signifies to all that an approaching negotiator is unarmed, with an intent to ...
This is a list of flags of states, territories, former, and other geographic entities (plus a few non-geographic flags) sorted by their combinations of dominant colors. Flags emblazoned with seals, coats of arms, and other multicolored emblems are sorted only by their color fields. The color of text is almost entirely ignored.
List of symbols Symbol Meaning Normal or de jure version of flag, or obverse side Design was proposed in the past, but never officially adopted Design is a reconstruction, based on past observation Reverse side of flag An acceptable variant of the standard flag One of several alternative versions of the flag that can be displayed
The flag is a white ensign, without a cross, with the Union Flag in the canton, defaced with the coat of arms of the British Antarctic Territory, introduced in 1952. The coat of arms features a lion, representing the United Kingdom, and a penguin, representing the native wildlife. The crest of the coat of arms is the RRS Discovery, which first ...
A red lion on a white background in the fly of a British blue ensign. 1877–present [a] Flag of Victoria. The Southern Cross surmounted by a crown in the fly of a British blue ensign. 1953–present. Flag of Western Australia. A black swan on a gold background in the fly of a British blue ensign.
Johnson's new chart of national emblems, published c. 1868.The large flags shown in the corners are the 37-star flag of the United States (flown 1867–1890), upper left; the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom, upper, right; the Russian Imperial Standard, lower left; and the French tricolore with inset Imperial Eagle, lower right.