Flags of the United States Minor Outlying Islands

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Star-Spangled Banner /
Stars and Stripes
Flag of the United States.svg
Vexillological symbol : National flag on land and at sea?
Aspect ratio: 10:19
Officially accepted: 4th July 1960

As a flag of the United States Minor Outlying Islands which will officially flag of the United States used. However, there are different flag proposals for several of the uninhabited islands that are used by private individuals.

The flags of Johnston Atoll , Navassa and Palmyra were first placed on the USS Arizona Memorial on December 7, 2001, on the 60th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor , symbolizing the islands in memory of those Americans who died in World War II served there and lost their lives.

Johnston Atoll

Flag was proposed but never officially adopted? Johnston Atoll

The unofficial flag of Johnston Atoll consists of three horizontal stripes in blue-white-blue. The Air Force Blue stripes are slightly narrower than the white median. White stands for the corals, blue for the ocean. The name of the atoll is written in gold on the lower blue stripe. A stylized, golden bird head extends over all three stripes. It stands for the United States Air Force and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service , the authorities responsible for the administration of the atoll. The four blue stars in the white stripe symbolize the atoll's Johnston Island, Akau Island, Hikina Island and Sand Island.

Midway Islands

3: 5 ? Midway IslandsFlag was proposed but never officially adopted

The unofficial flag of the Midway Islands consists of three horizontal stripes of different widths. The broad uppermost stripe is held in medium blue and shows a Laysanalbatros in white and black offset to the right . The stripe represents the sky. Separated by a thin white stripe, which represents the beach of the islands, the bottom stripe in a blue-green symbolizes the surrounding ocean. It was first presented on May 29, 2000. The flag was designed by the employees of the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge .

Navassa

Flag was proposed but never officially adopted? Navassa

The unofficial flag of Navassa shows the side view of the island: white sky, blue sea, green island and the gray lighthouse with green roof on the mast side. The design comes from Harry Wheeler from Hawaii . Even Haiti claimed Navassa Island, and uses for them its flag .

Palmyra Atoll

Flag was proposed but never officially adopted? Palmyra

During the Second World War, the American soldiers stationed on the atoll used a flag with three horizontal stripes of equal size in red (the sky), blue (the sea) and yellow (the beach) and a yellow, half disc (sun) in the red stripe . For the USS Arizona Memorial, the flag was slightly changed and the stripes were given different widths. The sun was “raised” a little. The 2001 owners, The Nature Conservancy , approved the use of the flag, but did not officially introduce it, nor did the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Wake Island

Flag was proposed but never officially adopted? Wake Island

The unofficial flag of Wake Island is split horizontally in white and red. There is a blue pentagon on the leech. On these there are three gold stars and a gold disc with the outlines of the island and its name in blue.

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