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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 ...
The British Antarctic Territory (BAT) is a sector of Antarctica claimed by the United Kingdom as one of its 14 British Overseas Territories. It comprises the region south of 60°S latitude and between longitudes 20°W and 80°W, forming a wedge shape that extends to the South Pole. The Territory was formed on 3 March 1962, [1] although the UK's ...
Postage stamps and postal history of the Ross Dependency. Categories: Communications in Antarctica. Philately by country. Postage stamps by country. Postage stamps relating to Antarctica.
The British Antarctic Territory (BAT) is a sector of Antarctica claimed by the United Kingdom as one of its 14 British Overseas Territories, of which it is by far the largest by area. It comprises the region south of 60°S latitude and between longitudes 20°W and 80°W, forming a wedge shape that extends to the South Pole, overlapped by the ...
Flag of the British Antarctic Territory. Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory. Flag of the British Virgin Islands. Flag of the Cayman Islands. Flag of the Falkland Islands. Flag of Gibraltar. Flag of Montserrat. Flag of the Pitcairn Islands. Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: Anguilla Post Office [14] Bermuda Post Office [15] BIOT Post Office, [16] (outbound; inbound is United States Postal Service and British Forces Post Office [17]) British Antarctic Territory Government [18] via Falkland Islands or British Forces [19] BVI Post [20] Cayman Islands Postal Service ...
The flag consists of a blue field with the French flag with white fimbriation on the canton. The charge consists of 5 stars (for the five regions of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories) and the letters "TAAF" (from the French name of the territory, Terres australes et antarctiques françaises) forming a monogram in the shape of anchor.
Seven sovereign states – Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom – have made eight territorial claims in Antarctica.These countries have tended to place their Antarctic scientific observation and study facilities within their respective claimed territories; however, a number of such facilities are located outside of the area claimed by their ...