Coat of Arms of the British Antarctic Territory

The Coat of Arms of the British Antarctic Territory were first granted in 1952, when the territory was still a dependancy of the Falkland Islands (along with South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands). Flag of the British Antarctic Territory The British Antarctic Territory is the British claim to land and islands in Antarctica, and is the oldest territorial claim on the continent. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Motto: Leo Terram Propriam Protegat (Latin: The Lion shall protect his own land) Official language English Capital Grytviken Commissioner Howard Pearce Area  - Total  - % water not ranked 3,093 km² - Population  - Total (2006 E)  - Density not ranked ~20 n/a; Currency GBP Time zone UTC/GMT -2 National anthem God Save...

The arms consist of a shield bearing a flamming torch on a wavy background representing the sea. The dexter supporter is a golden lion, representing the United Kingdom. The sinister supporter is an Emperor penguin, representing the native wildlife in the territory. The lion stands on a grass floor, while the penguin stands on an ice floor. The crest is a representation of the RRS Discovery, the research ship used by Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton on their first journey to the Antarctic. In heraldry, supporters are figures placed on either side of the shield and depicted holding it up. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In heraldry, a crest is a component of a coat of arms. ... A number of ships have borne the name RRS Discovery. ... Robert Falcon Scott Robert Falcon Scott (6 June 1868 – 29 March 1912) was a Royal Naval officer and Antarctic explorer. ... Portrait of Ernest Henry Shackleton Captain Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton CVO, OBE, RNR (February 15, 1874 – January 5, 1922) was an Anglo-Irish explorer, now chiefly remembered for his Antarctic expedition of 1914–1916 in the ship Endurance. ...

The motto is Research and Discovery, reflecting the aims of the British Antarctic Survey. BAS headquarters The British Antarctic Survey (BAS), formerly the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), is an institute of the Natural Environment Research Council, and has, for the last fifty years, undertaken the majority of Britains scientific research on and around the Antarctic continent. ...

The Coat of Arms appear in the fly of the Flag of the British Antarctic Territory. Flag of the British Antarctic Territory Flag of the Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory The Flag of the British Antarctic Territory was granted in 1963, when the British Antarctic Territory was created. ...

See also

• List of coats of arms of the United Kingdom and dependencies

Coats of arms of the British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
Overseas territories: Anguilla | Bermuda | British Antarctic Territory | British Indian Ocean Territory | British Virgin Islands | Cayman Islands | Falkland Islands | Gibraltar | Montserrat | Pitcairn Islands | Saint Helena | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Tristan da Cunha | Turks and Caicos Islands
Crown dependencies: Guernsey | Jersey | Isle of Man