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Christmas Island Flag: blue and green divided by a descending diagonal; white Southern Cross, green island map on yellow disc and yellow bird

[Merry] Christmas Island Flag

Discovered on Christmas Day 1643 by Captain William Mynors, Christmas Island today forms part of Australia’s External Territories. Given its Australian connection, Christmas Island officially adopted its flag on Australia Day (26 January) 2002. However, unofficially, the island had used the same pattern since 14 April 1986, when Tony Couch was announced as the winner […]

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