Flag of the Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
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| Fuegian Flaming flag | |
| Use | Civil and state flag, civil ensign |
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| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | November 9, 1999 |
| Designed by | Teresa Beatríz Martínez |
The flag representing the Argentine provinces, officially called "Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands Province" was adopted by the provincial government on 9 November 1999. The winning design with an albatross was created by Teresa Beatríz Martínez.[1][2] The flag is sometimes used to represent Argentine claims in the South Atlantic, because it is to this province, according to Argentine law, that belong the Falklands and South Georgia, two British Overseas Territories and the sector of Antarctica between the 25° West and 74° West meridians.
Symbolism
[edit]The flag is composed of two roughly triangular fields of orange and blue which are divided by stylized white albatross that stretches from the top hoist to the bottom fly. The blue field features five white, five-pointed stars tilted to the left, representing the Southern Cross constellation.
The orange color refers to the name "Tierra del Fuego", which means "Land of Fire".[3] The shape of the orange field is a stylized representation of the outline of the Argentinian part of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. The blue represents the sea that surrounds the island, and the sky. The stars represent the surrounding islands and territorial elements that make up the province.[1] The albatross is a bird native to the local fauna, and in the flag, it represents freedom.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bandera". tierradelfuego.gob.ar (in Spanish).
- ^ "Bandera de la provincia: aprobación". saij.gob.ar (in Spanish).
- ^ a b "Bandera Provincial" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-05-10. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
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