澳大利亚国旗的英文描述谁知道?

澳大利亚国旗的英文描述谁知道?
澳大利亚国旗的英文描述
谁知道?

澳大利亚国旗的英文描述谁知道?
The flag of Australia was chosen in 1901 from entries in a worldwide design competition held following Federation.It was approved by Australian and British authorities over the next few years,although the exact specifications of the flag were changed several times both intentionally and as a result of confusion.The current specifications were published in 1934,and in 1954 the flag became legally recognised as the "Australian National Flag".The flag is a defaced Blue Ensign:a blue field with the Union Flag in the canton (upper hoist quarter),and a large white seven-pointed star known as the Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter.The fly contains a representation of the Southern Cross constellation,made up of five white stars – one small five-pointed star and four,larger,seven-pointed stars.
In addition to the Blue Ensign there are several additional Australian flags,including the Aboriginal flag,the Torres Strait Islander flag and the flags of the Defence Forces.The design of the Australian flag is the subject of debate within Australia,with some advocating its redesign in connection with the republican movement.

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The Australian Flag came into being after the the federation of the Australian States into the Commonwealth of Australian on 1 January, 1901. The Commonwealth Blue Ensign was selected a a result of a ...

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The Australian Flag came into being after the the federation of the Australian States into the Commonwealth of Australian on 1 January, 1901. The Commonwealth Blue Ensign was selected a a result of a public competition (over 30 000 designs were submitted); although selected in 1901 and gazetted in 1903, it was not given Royal assent and adopted as the definitive Australian flag until 1954 in the Flags Act 1953 (Act No. 1 of 1954)! It is based on the Blue Ensign of the United Kingdom, is twice as long as it is wide, and consists of a dark blue field that can be notionally divided into four quadrants. There is a different motif in each of the upper and lower hoist quadrants and the remaining two quadrants of the fly share another different constellation motif.
The present Australian flag can be considered to consist of three main elements:
The Union Jack in the upper hoist quadrant or first quarter (also know as the Canton), denoting Australia's historical links with Great Britain. The Union Jack itself is composed of red and white intersecting and overlayed vertical and diagonal crosses on a blue background,
The Southern Cross in the second quarter (also known as the top or head) and fourth quarter. Consists of five stars in a more or less kite-like pattern - Alpha Crucis (7-point), Beta Crucis (7-point), Gamma Crucis (7-point), Delta Crucis (7-point) and the smaller Epsilon Crucis (5-point). The outer diameter of each of the 4 major stars is 1/7 the width of the fly and the inner diamter is 4/9 outer diamete; the diameter of Epsilon Crucis is 1/12 the width of the fly and the inner diameter is 4/9 the outer diameter. The constellation of the Southern Cross is a significant navigational feature of the southern hemisphere, strongly places Australian geographically and has been associated with the continent since its earliest days,
The Commonwealth Star or Star of Federation, central in the third quarter or lower hoist, has seven points to denote the six states and the combined territories of the Commonwealth. The seventh point was added in 1909. The outer diameter is 3/5 the width of the Union Jack (3/10 the width of the fly) and the inner diameter is 4/9 the outer diameter.

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