The flag of Alaska (USA) is one of the few in the world against which the constellation is depicted. And if the Southern Cross is placed on the flags of different countries, the constellation of the flag of Alaska is not used anywhere else.
Images of stars on national flags are quite popular. But not many stars are combined into constellations. Flags of Australia and New Zealand adorn the Southern Cross - the most famous constellation of the Southern Hemisphere. If we take this principle as a basis, the constellation for the flag of Alaska is chosen very correctly.
Flag of Alaska
The flag of Alaska is a blue flag. This is one of the national colors of the United States of America. It symbolizes mountain lakes and wildflowers, which are rich in the land of Alaska. The second color of the flag is gold (yellow), in which eight stars are depicted on the canvas. It means endless wealth and recalls one of the symbols of Alaska - gold.
In the center of the flag are seven small five-pointed stars forming the constellation Ursa Major. It is undoubtedly the most recognizable and popular constellation in the Northern Hemisphere. Ursa Major is power, strength, rigor and inflexibility under the pressure of difficulties, all those qualities without which it is impossible to survive in Alaska.
The upper right corner of the flag is decorated with a large golden star - Polar. This is the star of adventurers and people of fortune: sailors, travelers, fishermen, lumberjacks, hunters, gold miners - the pioneers of the lands of Alaska. And the North Star eloquently speaks of the geographical position of the state located in the far north of the mainland North America.
