Flag of the British Antarctic Territory

Government ensign of the British Antarctic Territory

Flag of the Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory

The flag of the British Antarctic Territory was granted in 1963, a year after the British Antarctic Territory was created. Previously the Territory was a part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies and used the same flag.

The flag is a white ensign with the Union Flag in the canton, defaced with the coat of arms of the British Antarctic Territory. The flag flies over the British research stations in the Territory. Vessels of the British Antarctic Survey use a blue ensign defaced with the shield from the coat of arms. A flag is available for the Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory, a Union Flag defaced with the coat of arms.

It is the only Overseas British Territory to use the white ensign.

Flags of the British Overseas Territories and the Crown dependencies

British Overseas Territories	Akrotiri and Dhekelia Anguilla Bermuda British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Gibraltar Montserrat Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena Ascension Tristan da Cunha South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Turks and Caicos Islands

Crown dependencies	Guernsey Alderney Herm Sark Jersey Isle of Man

National and regional flags incorporating the Union Jack

Sovereign states

Dependent territories

United Kingdom	Anguilla Ascension Island Bermuda British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Montserrat Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Tristan da Cunha Turks and Caicos Islands

New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue

States, provinces
and other
administrative divisions

Australia	New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia

Canada	British Columbia Manitoba Ontario

United States	Hawaii

Cities

Chile	Coquimbo

United States	Baton Rouge, Louisiana Taunton, Massachusetts

Miscellaneous

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Flag of the British Antarctic Territory

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