Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a
British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic, consisting of the island of Saint Helena, Ascension Island, and the islands group of Tristan da Cunha. Its capital is Jamestown; its total population is about 5,633 (2016); and its area is 420 km². The territory does not have its own flag, but the three administrative divisions have their own flags.
All three flags consist of a blue field with the Union Jack in the canton, but they show their own coats of arms on the right. And all flags have the same height-to-width ratio of 1:2.
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Flag of Saint Helena |
Saint Helena's shield-shaped coat of arms includes a three-masted sailing ship on the rocky coastline and a Saint Helena plover above. It was adopted on October 4, 1984.
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Flag of Ascension |
The coat of arms of
Ascension shows two turtles on both sides of the shield that lay their eggs on the Ascension beaches. It was adopted on May 11, 2013.
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Flag of Tristan da Cunha |
The coat of arms of
Tristan da Cunha features a Tristan longboat above a naval crown, with a central shield adorned with four yellow-nosed albatrosses and surrounded by two Tristan rock lobsters. Underneath this is the slogan of the region: "Our faith is our strength." It was adopted on October 20, 2002.
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