The southern Cross is actually a constellation of 4 stars that appears in the southern potion of the sky.
The Stars on the New Zealand flag represent the Southern Cross Star constellation which is only visible in the Southern Hemisphere, and south of latitude 30 degrees in the Northern hemisphere. The formation actually omits the fifth star in the constellation.
The southern Cross is actually a constellation of 4 stars that appears in the southern potion of the sky.
The union jack in the top left is the British ensign included when NZ was still a Briish colony. The four red stars represent the 4 brightest stars in the southern cross as seen from New Zealand.The blue represents the pacific The Stars represent the southern cross The union jack represents the commonwealth, british emprie and the Queen (God Save Her Majesty) The blue represents the pacific The Stars represent the southern cross The union jack represents the commonwealth, british emprie and the Queen (God Save Her Majesty)
The union jack is to show our connection with great Britain. The 4 red and white stars are for the southern cross. The background of blue is for the pacific ocean that surrounds New Zealand
The four stars symbolises the constellation 'the Southern Cross', represent the stars Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta. The Southern Cross is a prominent constellation in the southern hemisphere, and represents New Zealand's geographical position to the rest of the world.
The Southern Cross which is the most prevalent constellation in the Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Cross which is the most prevalent constellation in the Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Cross constellation is featured on the New Zealand flag. It consists of four large bright stars and one smaller star.
They represent the Southern Cross.
The union jack in the top left is the British ensign included when NZ was still a Briish colony. The four red stars represent the 4 brightest stars in the southern cross as seen from New Zealand.The blue represents the pacific The Stars represent the southern cross The union jack represents the commonwealth, british emprie and the Queen (God Save Her Majesty) The blue represents the pacific The Stars represent the southern cross The union jack represents the commonwealth, british emprie and the Queen (God Save Her Majesty)
The Southern Cross was an important navigational aid to ships travelling in the Southern Hemisphere. It came to be associated with Terra Australis, and to eventually symbolise Australia.The Southern Cross is on the Eureka Flag, which represents freedom and democracy.According to the Australian National Flag Association, the primary purpose of the Southern Cross is to represent our geographic position in the Southern Hemisphere.
The Southern Cross on the flag represents NZ's location in the South Pacific Ocean(blue background) :)