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Flags Of AntarcticaFlags of Antarctica The nations of the Antarctic Treaty use their own national flags at their respective Antarctic research bases, though the British Territorial claim on Antarctica has its own flag. There is no official flag for Antarctica per se (the Antarctic Treaty Organization has no flag either), but there have appeared in various books over the years two different designs: one designed by Dr. Whitney Smith, the other by Mr. Graham Bartram. The Whitney Smith Design uses the high-visibility color Orange as its background (It's the international rescue color, it contrasts the best against snow, and to avoid any confusion, is unlike any other national flag on Earth). The emblem consists of several components. 'A' stands for Antarctica. The bottom segment of the globe repesents Antarctica's position on Earth, while the two hands holding up the globe segment repesents peaceful human use. The emblem is colored white to represent the snow and ice of Antarctica and is offset toward the hoist of the flag so as to maintain its integrity should the flag fray badly in the high winds prevalent upon the continent.
The Graham Bartram Design uses the United Nations flag as its model. A plain white map of the continent on a UN Blue background symbolizes neutrality (Mr. Bartram was well aware of the overlapping territorial claims of Great Britain, Chile, and Argentina when he designed the flag). This flag has actually been flown on the Antarctic continent as recently as 2002, when Mr. Ted Kaye took several copies of the flag on an Antarctic cruise.
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