Flag of Novyy Island, Antarctica

Flag of Novyy Island
Antarctica

This island of Antarctica was mapped out by the former Soviet Union in 1961. The colours of this flag are red, white, yellow and black. The design combines elements of the old socialist republics with colours of the Russian Imperial Flag.

 However there is no hammer or sickle, instead the constellation Octans the Star Compass is shown. The eight pointed star represents the 'South Star.' Along the bottom are colours of Russian Empire but upside down, since this island is in the Southern Hemisphere. The white and yellow 'stripes' are shaped with a wavy design - doubly for the white stripe and singly for the yellow. While the black stripe is solid.

Flag of Coulman Island, Antarctica

Coulman Island
Antarctica

Although the Japanese were not the first to land on this island, Japan came by it on their first expedition to the Antarctic in 1911.

It was quite an amazing trek for a nation that was living in medieval times technology nearly 60 years earlier. The Japanese team was led by Shirase Nobu and was the first nation to land on King Edward the VII land.













The flag is based on the national flag of Japan.

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Flag of Charcot Island, Antarctica

Flag of Charcot Island
Antarctica

Charcot Island was recognized as an island by an Australian - Sir Hubert Wilkins in 1929. The colours of Charcot Island flag - orange and blue - are based upon the two popular flags for Antarctica designed by Whitney Smith and Graham Bartram.

The constellation represents the most southern constellation Octant the star compass.

Spaatz Island Flag, Antarctica

Dundee Island - Antarctica

Flag of Dundee Island
Antarctica

The flag is based upon the islands namesake - Dundee which is a town in Scotland. Basically a it's a Scottish Canton on it own matching field with the dexter bend extended the whole way across. The constellation is Octans the Star Compass. The eight pointed star represents the 'South Star.'

America's Pre-Bicentennial Flag for 1576

America's Pre-Bicentennial took place on July 4, 1576 two hundred years before the official birth of the United States.  Since Spain had free run on the continent of that epoch the Colonial Spanish Burgundy Flag is in the Canton and a modern motif of Spain is in the the field.  The red burgundy cross has 13 white stars on it that foretell the future coming of the 13 rebellious colonies that would arise two hundred years later.

The only one 'state' area was settled by Spain since 1565, which would become a part of the future United States: Florida.  On July 4, 1576 the founders of Florida were at war with England, the Netherlands, and France during the Eighty Years War.   Also note that the territory of Spanish Florida included much of the South Eastern United States.