List of Antarctic flags

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This list includes flags that either have been in use or are currently used in Antarctica.

Official flags[]

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	Since 2002	Flag of the Antarctic Treaty System	Outline of Antarctica over a dark blue field. The longitude and latitude lines are projected into the flag, with counterchanged color.

Antarctica flag proposals[]

Flag	Date	Name	Description
	1978[1]	Whitney Smith's proposal.	An orange field bearing an emblem consisting of a pair of hands holding a segment of a disk representing Earth with the letter "A" representing Antarctica.
	1995[2]	Joanne Cooper and Stefan Tucker’s proposal.	An orange field bearing an outline of Antarctica, a compass pointing south at the bottom left, and the outline of a penguin to the right.
	1996[3]	Graham Bartram's proposal.	A white outline of Antarctica on a UN-blue background.
	1999[3][4]	Dave Hamilton's proposal.	The pale blue strip represents pack ice, the dark blue stripe represents the night sky and the yellow stripe is a representation of the aurora australis. The famous stellar constellation the Southern Cross is shown in the dark blue stripe at the right.
	2007/2008[3][5]	Olivier Leroi's proposal.	The flag is vertically divided in four stripes - black, whitish, orange, gray -, reproducing the proportions of the colors on the "livery" (feathers) of an emperor penguin, selected as Antarctica's emblematic animal.
	2018[6][7]	True South's proposal.	Horizontal stripes of navy and white represent the long days and nights at Antarctica's extreme latitude. In the center, a lone white peak depicting the bergs, mountains, and pressure ridges that define the Antarctic horizon. The long shadow it casts forms the unmistakable shape of a compass arrow pointed south. Together, the two center shapes create a diamond, symbolizing the hope that Antarctica will continue to be a center of peace, discovery, and cooperation for generations to come.

Territorial flags[]

Flag	Date	Claim/Territory	Description
	Since 1999	Argentine Antarctica, in Tierra del Fuego Province.	The blue symbolizes the sky and sea surrounding the province, while the Southern Cross reflects the night sky and the albatross itself is a local bird that represents freedom through flight.
	Since 1963	British Antarctic Territory	A UK white ensign less the cross of St George defaced with the Coat of Arms of the British Antarctic Territory.
			A UK blue ensign defaced with the Coat of Arms of the British Antarctic Territory.
	Since 1997	Chilean Antarctic Territory, in Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Region.	The blue color represents the night sky, while the golden peaks symbolize the steppe region, white indicates the snow that often falls in winter, and the Southern Cross symbolizes the position of the area.
	Since 2007	Adélie Land, in French Southern and Antarctic Territories.	The flag consists of a blue field with the French flag on the canton. The charge consists of 5 stars (for the five regions of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories) and the letters "TAAF" forming a monogram (from the French name of the territory, Terres australes et antarctiques françaises).

Territorial flag proposals[]

Flag	Date	Claim/Territory	Description
	1995[8]	Ross Dependency	The New Zealand flag is the basis for his design, though with an 'Ice Blue' background representing the Ross Sea, and the white horizontal bar at the bottom of the flag representing the Ross Ice Shelf.

Antarctic expedition flags[]

Flag	Date	Claim/Territory	Description
	1933-1939	Byrd's Second Antarctic Expedition
	1902-1904	Scottish National Antarctic Expedition	Scottish saltire with the letters "S-N-A-E" as an acronym for "National Scottish Antarctic Expedition".
	1946-1948	Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
	1910-1912	Imperial Japanese Antarctic Expedition
	1979-1982	"Transglobe" Expedition	UK flag defaced with a globe and an arrow circumnavigate it from North to South.

Antarctic base flags[]

Flag	Base	Country	Descpription
	Amundsen–Scott South Pole	USA	White variant of the flag of the USAP: plain white field charged with the logo of the United States Antarctic Program.
	Palmer Station	USA	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 defaced with the emblem of the base.

Other flags[]

Flag	Date	Concept	Description
	1979[9]	50th Anniversary Commemorative Flag of Byrd's historic flight over the South Pole.
	2020[10]	200th Anniversary Commemorative Flag of Russia in Antarctica
	2000[11]	Burgee of the	White represents the ice and purity. Blue represents the sky and valor. The silhouette depicts Shakelton’s efforts on the waters around Ross Island. The Antarctic Skua, inspires freedom found in the south and a free meal wherever it may be found. The bloodshot red bowsprit reflects the directional desires on earth and on the wheel of life.
	Since 2004[12]	Antarctic Vexillological Association	Blue represents the 24-hour day of the summer season, black represents the 24-hour night of the winter season, and white represents the ice and snow of the Antarctic continent. The Diamond in the middle if divided across the equator represents the "A" of Antarctica and "V" of Vexillology. The Diamond also represents the 4 compass points representing the compass points leading away from the geographic South Pole

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