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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.
Greenland first entertained the idea of a flag of its own in 1973 when five Greenlanders proposed a green, white and blue flag. The following year, a newspaper solicited eleven design proposals (all but one of which was a Nordic cross) and polled the people to determine the most popular. [4] Construction sheet of the flag of Greenland
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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.
Flag Dates used Azerbaijani text English translation Azerbaijan SSR: 1922 .ٱ.ا.ش.ج Azerbaijan SSR: 1922–24 1. A.I.Ş.Ç. 2. .ٱ.ا.ش.ج Azerbaijan SSR
The crowns have been removed and replaced by much larger images of a polar bear and ram — symbols of Greenland and the Faroe Islands, respectively. The new Danish coat of arms (right) features a ...
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.
Alderney — see also List of British Flags Sark — see also List of British Flags Herm — see also List of British Flags Anglesey — see also Flag of Wales and List of British Flags Western Isles/Hebrides — see also Flag of Scotland and List of British Flags Isle of Man — see also Flag of the Isle of Man and List of British Flags