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	British Antarctic Flag, British Antarctic Territory, Flag of British Antarctic Territory, British Antarctic Territory ...
		The Flag of the British Antarctic Territory was approved at the very time of the foundation of the territory.
		The flag is a white edition of the Blue Union Flag in the province, blemished with the “Coat of Arms” of the British Antarctic Territory.
		Mostly the flag is found to be used at the British research bases among the Antarctic Territory.
	www.mapsofworld.com /flags/british-antarctic-territory-flag.html (230 words)

	Antarctic Territory, British - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Antarctic Territory, British (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The islands are rugged and inhospitable, and the Antarctic Peninsula is mountainous, rising to 2,338 m/7,671 ft. The main continental masses are ice-capped, and the territory as a whole has a rigorous Antarctic climate.
		The British Antarctic Survey has maintained bases there since 1943–44; two bases, Halley Bay and Rothera, are permanently occupied, and there are a number of others occupied during the summer season.
		The territory is administered by a High Commissioner, in practice the Governor of the Falkland Islands.
	www.encyclopedia.farlex.com /Antarctic+Territory,+British (251 words)

	Akrotiri and Dhekelia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Akrotiri is surrounded by the territory controlled by the Republic of Cyprus, but Dhekelia also borders on the UN buffer zone and the territory controlled by the Turkish part of the island.
		A British garrison force is stationed there to defend them, and they contain a British listening post, and the only fully fledged RAF station in the Mediterranean (since Gibraltar does not have any aircraft permanently based there), RAF Akrotiri.
		The Sovereign Bases in Cyprus are an overseas territory, but instead of having a Governor, like other such territories, it has an Administrator, who, while appointed by the Queen, is responsible to the Ministry of Defence, not to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
	www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Akrotiri_and_Dhekelia (580 words)

	Commonwealth Secretariat - British Antarctic Territory
		The British Antarctic Territory consists of that segment of the Antarctic continent lying south of latitude 60°S and between longitudes 20° and 80°W, comprising the Antarctic Peninsula with all adjacent islands, the South Orkney and South Shetland Islands and the Weddell Sea, as well as the landmass extending to the South Pole.
		Support is given to the British Antarctic Survey by the presence of the ice patrol vessel HMS Endurance which is in Antarctic waters throughout the austral summer.
		In addition to the British Antarctic Survey, the wintering bases of other Antarctic treaty parties are present in the British Antarctic Territory, with an estimated population varying from 450 in winter to 2,500 in summer.
	www.thecommonwealth.org /Templates/YearbookInternal.asp?NodeID=140419 (1138 words)

	British Arctic Territory Flag Hoax
		In its 1 April issue, it showed the flag of the BAT and added that there was a Union Flag with the badge in the centre and also a red civil ensign.
		Since the flags of the British Arctic Territories were established by Her Majesty under powers granted by Act of Parliament, placed before that body and ratified by them, they have become enshrined in Statute Law in the form originally established, and may not be altered by any later decision of a Civil Servant or committee.
		Actually, this is not a BAT flag, but the flag of the Spanish Arctic Regiment (ca.1613-1649), and follows the Burgundy cross design of most pre-1843 Spanish regimental units.
	www.fotw.net /flags/gb!bat.html (2750 words)

	Cayman Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Cayman Islands are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the West Indies, comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman.
		Most residents are Protestants of British or African descent and many are of mixed racial ethnicity.
		The Governor of the islands serves as the British representative and is appointed by Queen Elizabeth II.
	www.leessummit.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Cayman_Islands (417 words)

	Bermuda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bermuda is an internally self-governing island Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom, situated in the Atlantic Ocean.
		Soon afterward the British Royal Navy began improving the harbours and built a large dockyard on the western end of the island.
		Both bases were closed on 1 September 1995, as were British and Canadian bases on the island.
	www.marylandheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Bermuda (780 words)

	Western Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The state capital is the city of Perth which has an estimated population of 1,433,217(2003) and lies on the south-western coastline; it is the centre of a metropolitan area which is home to almost three quarters of the state's residents.
		Interestingly, in a referendum in April 1933, 68% of voters voted for the state to leave the Commonwealth of Australia with the aim of returning to the British Empire as an autonomous territory.
		The State Government sent a delegation to Westminster, however the British Government refused to intervene and therefore no action was taken to implement this decision.
	www.lexington-fayette.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Western_Australia (850 words)

	British Antarctic Territory - Pictures (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The British Antarctic Territory is the British claim to land and islands in Antarctica, and is the oldest territorial claim on the continent.
		The territory has no permanent inhabitants, but there may be up to 200-odd researchers and support staff working at Halley, Rothera and Signy research stations or in the field.
		The Antarctic Treaty of 1961 ended the possibility of normal settlement and commercial exploitation, so the lands south of 60 degrees were put under a separate administration, on March 3, 1962.
	greatestinfo.org /British_Antarctic_Territory (323 words)

	Falkland Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		They are administered as a largely self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom (UK) from Port Stanley, the capital and largest city, on East Falkland.
		The Argentines accuse the British of colonialism and emphasise decolonisation, whereas the British emphasise the right of the islanders, who consider themselves to be British, to self-determination.
		The Dutch sailor is usually credited with first sighting the Falklands in 1600, though both the British and Spanish maintain their own explorers discovered the islands earlier.
	www.secaucus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Falkland_Islands (1012 words)

	British Virgin Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The British Virgin Islands are a group of over 50 islands and Cays located in the northeast Caribbean.
		They are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
		The United Nations Committee on Decolonization includes the British Virgin Islands on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories.
	www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/British_Virgin_Islands (221 words)

	Antarctica Overview
		Sinking marine snow in the Antarctic is primarily made up of algae and so it is an important source of organic carbon and silica to the deep Antarctic waters and the sediments.
		All whales in the Antarctic are now protected by international agreement, however there are still countries that hunt the whales for precious food and oil in other parts of the world.
		Antarctic Convergence- The circular region around the Antarctic, located at approximately 50o S, where cold bottom waters from the southern ocean converge with (meet) warmer bottom waters from oceans to the north.
	www.marine.usf.edu /icestory2000/overview/overview.htm (7128 words)

	Directory - Reference: Flags: Regional: Antarctica
		Flags of the World: Antarctica · cached · Proposed national flags and information on the flags flown in the country.
		Theodora.com: Flag of Antarctica · cached · Unofficial flag in three sizes.
		World Flag Database: British Antarctic Territory · cached · National and commissioner's flags, ensigns, and coat of arms used at British bases in the country.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=865785 (67 words)

	Geographic Index to Flags of the World
		In FOTW, in general, ISO 3166 codes are used to file pages and images.
		Below is a list of names of countries present in FotW, linked to their flag pages, together with their three ISO-codes.
		They are provided purely as a convenience to our visitors for locating flags and do not imply anything about their diplomatic status.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/iso3166.html (155 words)

	Brittish antarctic territory - South Shetland Islands British Antarctic Territory
		The flag for the British Antarctic Territory was established on 21 April 1998.
		British Antarctic Territory is a British Overseas Territory.
		a territory of the United Kingdom lying southeast of South America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean on the east to the Pacific Ocean on the west.
	campusworkz.org /?q=brittish-antarctic-territory (484 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Background (Site not responding. Last check: )
		British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783.
		Under British influence, a monarchy was set up in 1907; three years later, a treaty was signed whereby the British agreed not to interfere in Bhutanese internal affairs and Bhutan allowed Britain to direct its foreign affairs.
		The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977.
	www.phatnav.com /factbook/fields/2028.html (16146 words)

	Australian Territorial Flags (Geobop's Symbols) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Most of these territories are represented by Australia's national flag, including the Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the Coral Sea Islands Territory, the Heard and McDonald Islands and the Australian Antarctic Territory, which is nearly as large as Australia.
		The gold disc in the center of the flag was originally included for esthetic reasons (to provide a background for the green map of Christmas Island).
		Central to the flag is a silhouette of one of Norfolk Island's most famous symbols - the Norfolk Island Pine tree - which was first used on Norfolk Island's great seal, granted in 1856.
	www.geobop.com /symbols/Flags/world/australia/territory (758 words)

	South Atlantic
		British possessions in the South Atlantic, underlined in pink.
		The British government’s attitude towards this Dependent Territory seems to be one of indifference.
		The British who claimed them on the grounds of their previous discovery dislodged the French in 1765.
	freespace.virgin.net /andrew.randall1/atlantic.htm (771 words)

	Antarctica (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Several nations, particularly those close to the continent, made territorial claims in the 20th century.
		These claims have little practical relevance due to the Antarctic Treaty which came into effect in 1961, but continue to be observed by cartographers.
		The Antarctic Treaty prohibits any measures of a military nature in Antarctica, such as the establishment of military bases and fortifications, the carrying out of military manoeuvers, or the testing of any type of weapon.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Antarctica (1154 words)

	Australian External Territories -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Except for the Antarctic Territory, which is on the continent of Antarctica, the Australian External Territories are all islands in the Indian, Pacific, and Southern oceans.
		British authority to pass statutes affecting the Australian Commonwealth and States ended with the passage of the Australia Acts in 1986, but the traditions of British statutes and case law remain firmly embedded in the Australian legal system.
		Explores the governance, environment, heritage, society, and geography of the Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, the Australian Capital Territory, the Cocos Islands, the Coral Sea Islands, Jervis Bay, Norfolk Island, the Northern Territory, the Heard and McDonald Islands, and the Australian Antarctic Territory.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9273021?tocId=9273021 (944 words)

	Tristan da Cunha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		However, the great wealth he earned selling elephant seal oil to passing ships is supposedly still hidden somewhere on Tristan da Cunha.
		In 1815 the British formally annexed the islands, mostly as a measure to ensure that the French couldn't use the islands as a base for a rescue operation to free Napoleon Bonaparte from his prison on St Helena.
		To this day, Tristanians remain proud members of the British Commonwealth.
	www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Tristan_da_Cunha (833 words)

	Antarctic Buildings a Part of Australia's National Heritage Media Release Attachment: Mawson Station Background 26 May ...
		The Australian Flag was raised and Phillip Law formally named the Station 'Mawson' "in honour of the great Australian Antarctic explorer and scientist, Sir Douglas Mawson".
		Mawson's first expedition to the Antarctic was in 1907 when he travelled as 'physicist'.
		On this expedition he was one of the first party to climb Mount Erebus, and he and two others were the first to reach the vicinity of the South Pole.
	www.deh.gov.au /minister/env/96/mr26may96att.html (1233 words)

	Antarctica
		The gentelman from the Ukrainian Antarctic Center informed me that to his knowledge all countries use their national flags there, but he might be wrong.
		From occasional footage on the Antarctic I’d say that both statements are correct: The stations fly the national flags, but they also display(ed?) the logo of their organisations, sometimes in the form of flags.
		Of course, the researchers may have other things on their minds than caring about flags, so it may be that these are only hoisted on special occasions.
	flagspot.net /flags/aq.html (437 words)

	Falkland Islands (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The flag actually changed in appearance this year (1999) when the Ministry of Defence changed the specification for the placement of badges on ensigns.
		The flags actually used are not necessarily the same as the drawings in even official flag books, so perhaps no one will be surprised.
		For example, in 1936 the Admiralty Flag Book of 1930 was amended with a new badge for the Falkland Islands based on the arms granted in 1925.
	www.flagspot.com /flags/fk.html (1374 words)

	News About Ice Ages
		Russia Plants Flag At North Pole To Claim Arctic Seabed Riches
		A Russian expedition planted the country's flag on the seabed under the North Pole on Thursday, capping a mission to claim the mineral riches of the Arctic and drawing ridicule from abroad.
		The researchers concluded that glaciers and ice caps are currently contributing about 60 percent of the world's ice to the oceans and the rate has been markedly accelerating in the past d...
	www.terradaily.com /Ice_World.html (1293 words)

	Where is the South Pole ? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The geographic South Pole is located near the middle of the Antarctic ice sheet at an altitude of 2800 m.
		The magnetic South Pole was first reached during Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909) by Professor Edgeworth David and Sir Douglas Mawson (Australian geologists) and Alistair Mackay who claimed the surrounding Victoria Land for the British Crown.
		At that time the magnetic pole lay within the Antarctic continent at latitude 71.6°S and longitude 152°E. Today it lies far out to sea at latitude 65°S and longitude 139°E. and travels 10 to 15 km north-westerly each year.
	www.antarctica.ac.uk /About_Antarctica/FAQs/faq_05.html (357 words)

	Antarctic Explorers: Douglas Mawson
		The chief objective of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition was to investigate, as far as possible, the stretch of essentially unknown Antarctic coast extending between the farthest west of the TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION and the farthest east of the GAUSS EXPEDITION.
		The British flag was raised and the claim to full sovereignty of the territory, including Enderby Land, Kemp Land and MacRobertson Land south of latitude 60°S and between latitudes 47° and 73°E, was read to a small shore party and a few penguins.
		Following the conclusion of the BANZARE, a British Order in Council, of February 1933, affirmed the King's sovereignty over Antarctic territory south of latitude 60°S and, apart from Adélie Land, between longitudes 160°E and 45°E. The regions were placed under the control of the Commonwealth of Australia, from the date of her acceptance.
	www.south-pole.com /p0000099.htm (4888 words)

	Australia's National Flags & Arms (Geobop's Symbols) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The “Union Flag,” or flag of the British Empire (the Union Jack), flew over Australia for exactly 100 years, from 1801 to 1901.
		Dark blue flags bearing the Union Jack are found around the world, representing nations associated with the British Commonwealth.
		The Aboriginal flag was recognized under Federal legislation, as was the Torres Strait Islanders’ flag, in July 1995.
	www.geobop.com /symbols/Flags/world/australia (812 words)

	Antarctic Explorers: Hubert Wilkins
		However, the time spent with Hurley only peaked his interest in an expedition to the Antarctic where he felt a combination of the airplane with aerial photography could lead to extensive exploration and discovery.
		Before leaving their final port, in the Falkland Islands, Wilkins received a secret message from the British governor authorizing him to make territorial claims to the Falkland Islands Dependency, of which Deception Island was a part, on behalf of His Majesty's government.
		Beyond the Antarctic Circle at 67°S, they dropped closer to the surface and discovered a group of small, thin channels twisting their way deep between the mountains.
	www.south-pole.com /p0000106.htm (3072 words)

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