词条 | United Kingdom, flag of the |
释义 | United Kingdom, flag of the Flag History also called (commonly) Union Jack or (formally) Union Flag ![]() red, white, and blue flag (United Kingdom) in which are combined the Crosses of St. George (England), St. Andrew (Scotland), and St. Patrick (Ireland). Initially the flag was called a jack only when it was flown at the bowsprit of British naval vessels. It was commonly called the Union Jack by the late 17th century, and that name became official in the late 19th century. The Union Jack is flown on land for government and military purposes, and at sea it serves as a flag for the Royal Navy. The general public uses it unofficially as a civil flag. Its width-to-length ratio is 1 to 2. ![]() The Union Jack is the most important of all British flags and is flown by representatives of the United Kingdom all the world over. In certain authorized military, naval, royal, and other uses, the Union Jack may be incorporated into another flag. For example, it forms the canton of both the British Blue Ensign and the British Red Ensign. It is part of the flags of such Commonwealth nations as Australia (Australia, flag of), New Zealand (New Zealand, flag of), and Tuvalu (Tuvalu, flag of), as well as of the U.S. state of Hawaii (Hawaii, flag of), the Australian states (New South Wales (New South Wales, flag of), Queensland (Queensland, flag of), South Australia (South Australia, flag of), Tasmania (Tasmania, flag of), Victoria (Victoria, flag of), and Western Australia (Western Australia, flag of)), and three Canadian provinces (British Columbia (British Columbia, flag of), Manitoba (Manitoba, flag of), and Ontario (Ontario, flag of)). |
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