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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.
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: Plain white field charged with the coat of arms of the base. Gabriel de Castilla: Spain: The flag of Spain with the emblem of the base in the center.
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 ...
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
Scientists accidentally discovered an 118-year-old painting by one of Britain's most famous explorers in Antarctica.
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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