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In the left side the Southern Cross constellation hangs in the blue sky field reminiscent of the mythology of the southern natives. In the right are three chequered bands in red on a silver field, representing the arms of the discoverer Hernando de Magallanes. It is Iberian style divided into three fields. Image by Francisco Abarzua, 24 August 2001 Chile is about 110 degrees longitude from Australia and - coincidentally? - the Southern Cross on this flag is about 110 degrees from upright. An upright Southern Cross might cause confusion. I suspect, though, that it is more for vexillological design than for a specific time - it is so close to the horizon that it cannot possibly be as it appears anywhere in the Antarctic (possibly as it appears in midwinter from Santiago?).Ī third possibility is that it might be oriented that way because the Southern Cross constellation is so closely associated with Australia. The height above the horizon would vary, though, so if you knew where the view was meant to be you could cut it down to two possible days equidistant from midwinter, and work out the time from that. Then again, in the Antarctic that limits it to 180 days. It would appear at that angle at a different time every night of the year. Is this how it appears at that location at a specific time? The Southern Cross is unusually positioned, at least when you are used to see it in all those flags positioned "vertically." Is there any special reason why this position was chosen? The 1:2 version seems was originally proposed but resized when it was confused with a proposal for new Australian flag.Ī nice flag. The Magallanes and Antartica flag is 2:3. The info was posted by the regional government. With the flag and shield were adopted also a cockade, a logo, an animal, a flower, a plant and a tree. Aprobation for regional council was in 9 December 1996.Īdopted 15 October 1996 by regional resolution nr 42. Flags and arms of the region are official after 5 February 1997 (publication in the Diario Oficial de Chile).
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Photo of this flag was posted to me by the regional government when I asked for.
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Sergio Arenas, quoting from, 24 August 2001 The parallel white band to the serrated edge symbolizes the snow that crowns the mountains. The ochre yellow is the colour of the typical vegetation of the steppe, the physiographic form most characteristic of the regional, expressive geography as well of the wealth of its ground and its subsoil. The fields are separated by a narrow white stripe. The upper one is blue where the constellation grazes in the fields of the South Cross, and the lower with the edge serrated symbolizing a mountainous horizon, in ochre yellow. It is rectangular, having the height two thirds of its length, and is divided in two fields. Magallanes y Antártida Chilena, in Punta Arenas, the capital of this region, flying along the chilean national flag, in front of the seat of the regional government (Nogueira with José Menéndez corner). I saw recently the flag of the Region XII of Chile, i.e. Provincial flags of Magellan Region and Chilean AntarcticaĬlick on the links below to see the list of communes and flags within each province. Keywords: región xii | southern cross (slanted) | stars: 5 | star: 5 points (white) | magallanes y antártica chilena | magellan | claim | antarctica | magalhães | coat of arms: tierced per pile | prima in terra chil |
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