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Arturo Prat Naval Base, Chilean Antarctic Territory (Chile)

image by Chris Kretowicz and Pascal Gross, 12 April 2001

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This coat of arms is also displayed on a white flag.
Pascal Gross, 12 April 2001

Coat of arms

image by Chris Kretowicz, 12 April 2001

According to official information of the Chilean Navy, the penguins in the Arturo Prat Base Coat of Arms, are a pair of Pingüino Adelia (Adelie Penguin in English). The name used by biologists is Pygoscelis adeliae.
Francisco Gregoric, 18 June 2006

The coat of arms can be seen on a postage stamp issued in 1997 by the Chilean Post to commermorate the 50th anniversary of this naval base. (stamp Nr. 1413 in Yvert & Tellier catalogue).
Pascal Gross, 12 April 2001

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