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7.7 Antarctic flags
At the geographic South Pole stands a ceremonial pole, striped red and white like a barbers pole with a metallic mirror ball on top. Around this pole fly the flags of many nations in a display of the international cooperation that characterises the Antarctic.
Ceremonial South Pole.
Photo: Alex Kiefer
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- Ask students to design a special Antarctic flag that symbolises this international cooperation.
- They could also compose an anthem for 'Antarctica, land of peace and science'.
- Students can research flags at the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources members and contacts page and Flags of the Treaty Nations.