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Overseas Territories
Official flags for British Overseas Territories are generally based on the British blue
or government ensign with a local badge in the fly.

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA
(UNOFFICIAL)

The flag of Anguilla was adopted in Adopted in 1967, when the island
1990. It is a blue ensign with the eparated from St. Kitts and Nevis. The
badge of the island. This derives urquoise stripe represents the sea, and
from the unofficial flag used locally he three dolphins are for friendship,
on land only. wisdom, and strength.

BERMUDA BRITISH VIRGIN
SLANDS

Unusually, Bermuda uses a red ensign. The badge dates from 1909, the flag
The badge shows a lion holding a shield rom 1956. It shows St. Ursula, the
on which appears the 1609 wreck of amesake of the islands, with a lamp.
a ship, which struck a reef, not a cliff he was martyred with 11,000 virgins,
as is shown. epresented by 11 lamps.

BRITISH BRITISH INDIAN
T
ANTARCTIC OCEAN TERRITORY
T
TERRITORY
The white field of the new flag, The flag was adopted in 1990. Blue
approved in 1998, symbolizes the snow nd white wavy lines represent the
which covers the Antarctic continent. cean and the palm recalls the natural
It is used by research stations within egetation of the islands. The crown
the territory. hows British possession.

A
A
CAYMAN ISLANDS FALKLAND
SLANDS
Blue and white lines recall the sea and the The badge shows a ram for the sheep
three stars, the three main islands. The ndustry of the islands. The ship is the
lion of England appears above and the Desire, the ship of John Davies who
crest is a turtle and a pineapple for the iscovered the islands in 1592. The flag
fauna and flora. was hoisted in 1948.

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