Flag of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Flag of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Vexillological symbol :	?
Aspect ratio:	2: 3
Officially accepted:	February 23, 2007

^? Flag of the chief administrator of the TAAF

2: 3 ^? Nautical flag of France

The flag of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands was adopted by Decree 2007-18 and can be used as a symbol of the territories alongside the flag of France .

Description and meaning

The flag shows the French tricolor in the left upper corner on a blue base . On the flight part is a combination of the letters TAAF , the first letters of the French name of the area (Terres australes et antarctiques françaises). This combination is complemented by five stars, which symbolize the five districts of the area: the Kerguelen archipelago , the Crozet Islands , the Adélieland , the Îles Éparses as well as Saint-Paul and Amsterdam .

history

Until the current flag was adopted on February 23, 2007, the flag of the chief administrator of the areas, which until then only had three stars, was used unofficially as a symbol for the areas. They stood for the island groups of the Kerguelen, the Crozet Islands as well as Amsterdam and Saint Paul. The flag, like the arms of the TAAF, was introduced in 1955 by the first chief administrator, M. Richert .

Other flags of the areas

In order to compete with flags of convenience, France allows ships to be registered on the Kerguelen, which gives them special advantages over the ships of the mother country. These ships continue to fly the French sea flag.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Page of the TAAF with information on the flag ( memento of the original from November 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)  

Web links

Commons : Flags of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Flags of the World - French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Overseas Territory, France )