Southern Cross Flags are flags which depict the Southern Cross. The Southern Cross is the English name of Crux Australis, a constellation visible in the Southern Hemisphere. It is also depicted in coats of arms of various countries and sub-national entities. This star constellation is only visible on the southern hemisphere and it therefore symbolizes the soutern location of its users. Southern Cross is the English name of Crux Australis, a constellation visible in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Orion is a remarkable constellation, visible from most places on the globe at one time or another during the year. ... Southern Hemisphere The Southern Hemisphere is the half of a planets surface (or celestial sphere) that is south of the equator (the word hemisphere literally means half ball). On Earth it contains four continents (part of Africa, Oceania, most of South America, and Antarctica) and four oceans (South Atlantic... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ...

The term Southern Cross can also refer to the blue saltire as used in various flags of the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. The arms of St Albans: a gold saltire on a blue field A saltire is an X-shaped figure in heraldry. ... The following flags were used by the Confederate States of America. ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln Jefferson Davis Strength 1,556,678 (of whom many signed multiple enlistment contracts) 1,064,200 Casualties KIA: 110,100 Total dead: 359,500 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 74,500 Total dead: 198,500 Wounded: 137,000+  {{{notes...

This is an incomplete list and some of the flags in this list might not have official status. Also, note that flag proportions may vary between the different flags and sometimes do even between different versions of the same flag. The design and description of flags typically uses specialised flag terminology with precise and technical meanings (a form of jargon). ...

National flags of countries in Oceania

Flag of Australia

Flag of New Zealand

Flag of Papua New Guinea

Flag of Samoa

World map showing Oceania (geographically) Oceania is a geographical (often geopolitical) region consisting of numerous countries and territories—mostly islands—in the Pacific Ocean. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The Australian Flag at full mast. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The current Flag of New Zealand is a defaced blue ensign with the Union Flag in the canton, and four red stars with white borders to the right. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea. ... Flag ratio: 3:4 The flag of Papua New Guinea was adopted on July 1, 1971. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Samoa. ... Flag ratio: 1:2 The flag of Samoa was adopted on February 24, 1949. ...

Regional flags in Oceania

Flag of the Australian Capital Territory, Australia	Flag of Cocos Islands, Australia	Flag of Christmas Island, Australia	Flag of Greater Melbourne, Australia
Flag of the Northern Territory, Australia	Flag of Victoria, Australia

World map showing Oceania (geographically) Oceania is a geographical (often geopolitical) region consisting of numerous countries and territories—mostly islands—in the Pacific Ocean. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The flag of the Australian Capital Territory was officially adopted by the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly in 1993. ... Motto: Pro Rege, Lege et Grege (For the Queen, the Law and the People) Nickname: (none) Other Australian states and territories Capital Canberra Government Administrator Chief Minister Const. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Christmas_Island. ... Image File history File links Greater_Melbourne. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The current state flag of the Northern Territory was officially adopted in 1978. ... Motto: None Nickname: ? Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Administrator Chief Minister Const. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Victoria_(Australia). ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The current state flag of Victoria was officially adopted in 1953. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ...

National flags of countries in South America

Flag of Brazil

South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Flag ratio: 7:10 The temporary Republican Brazilian Flag, November 15 -19 1889. ...

Regional flags in South America

Flag of Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region, Chile

Flag of Palmeira, Brazil

Flag of Paraná, Brazil

South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region is the southernmost, largest and second least populated region of Chile. ... Image File history File links Palmeira. ... Palmeira is a Brazilian city in the state of Paraná. It is situated at south latitude 25º2546 and west longitude 50º0023, at an altitude of 865 meters. ... Bandeira do Paraná/Paranás Flag File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Flag of Paraná See other Brazilian States Capital Curitiba Largest City Curitiba Area 199,544 km² Population   - Total   - Density 9,150,000 48 inh. ...

Other flags with the Southern Cross

Eureka Flag

Flag of Mercosur

Image File history File links Eureka_Flag. ... The Eureka Flag The Eureka Flag was flown for the first time on Bakery Hill, Ballarat, Australia as a symbol of the resistance of the gold miners during the Eureka Stockade rebellion. ... Mercosurs Flag, from es. ... Flag of Mercosur MERCOSUR Mercosur or Mercosul (Spanish: Mercado Común del Sur, Portuguese: Mercado Comum do Sul, English: Southern Common Market) is a trading zone between Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, founded in 1991 by the Treaty of Asunción, which was later amended and updated by the 1995...

See also

• Nordic Cross Flag