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According to the flag's promoters, it signifies: "Horizontal stripes of navy and white represent the long days and nights at Antarctica's extreme latitude. In the center, a lone white peak erupts from a field of snow and ice, echoing those of the bergs, mountains, and pressure ridges that define the Antarctic horizon.
Original flag flown by the 'Discovery', stored at the Royal Museums Greenwich.. In 1929, members of the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition on RRS Discovery used white cotton sheeting to improvise a courtesy ensign (a flag used as a token of respect by vessels while in foreign waters) for a continent without a flag of its own.
Flag of the Administrator of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2005–present) Flag of New Caledonia (co-official) Flag of Wallis and Futuna (semi-official)
Flag flying over the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, 2019. The flag flies over the British research stations in the Territory and at the headquarters of the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge. [4] Vessels of the British Antarctic Survey use a blue ensign defaced with the shield from the coat of arms, which can be seen below.
More than 100 pages use this file. The following list shows the first 100 pages that use this file only. A full list is available.. Australian red ensign; Birmingham Pride
Flag of Antarctica; B. Flag of the British Antarctic Territory; F. Flag of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands; T. Flag of the Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
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