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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 includes a map of the territory of Antarctica Licensing This file is from the Open Clip Art Library , which released it explicitly into the public domain ( see here ) .
English: A flag for Antarctica, proposed by Whitney Smith in 1978. The design was never adopted by any organization for official use; however it was occasionally spotted in books and on ships. More information can be found at Flags of the World - Antarctica — flag proposals: Whitney Smith's proposal.
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English: The symbols have the following meaning: "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.