Flag of Ascension Island

E94543

Blue Ensign national flag

The Flag of Ascension Island is the official banner of this remote South Atlantic British Overseas Territory, featuring a Blue Ensign defaced with the island’s distinctive coat of arms.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Ascension Island flag	1
Flag of Ascension Island canonical	1
flag of Ascension Island	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T752471 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Flag of Ascension Island
Context triple: [Flags of British Overseas Territories, hasPart, Flag of Ascension Island]

A. Flag of Bermuda
The Flag of Bermuda is a British Red Ensign defaced with the territory’s coat of arms, symbolizing its status as a British Overseas Territory and its maritime heritage.
B. Flag of the Falkland Islands
The Flag of the Falkland Islands is a Blue Ensign defaced with the territory’s coat of arms, symbolizing its status as a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic.
C. Flag of the Isle of Man
The Flag of the Isle of Man features a red field charged with a triskelion of three armored legs with golden spurs, an ancient symbol closely associated with the island’s identity and heritage.
D. Flag of the Cayman Islands
The Flag of the Cayman Islands is a Blue Ensign defaced with the territory’s coat of arms, symbolizing its status as a British Overseas Territory and reflecting its maritime heritage and Caribbean identity.
E. British Blue Ensign
The British Blue Ensign is a maritime flag featuring a dark blue field with the Union Jack in the canton, traditionally used by certain British government vessels and authorized organizations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Flag of Ascension Island
Target entity description: The Flag of Ascension Island is the official banner of this remote South Atlantic British Overseas Territory, featuring a Blue Ensign defaced with the island’s distinctive coat of arms.

A. Flag of Bermuda
The Flag of Bermuda is a British Red Ensign defaced with the territory’s coat of arms, symbolizing its status as a British Overseas Territory and its maritime heritage.
B. Flag of the Falkland Islands
The Flag of the Falkland Islands is a Blue Ensign defaced with the territory’s coat of arms, symbolizing its status as a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic.
C. Flag of the Isle of Man
The Flag of the Isle of Man features a red field charged with a triskelion of three armored legs with golden spurs, an ancient symbol closely associated with the island’s identity and heritage.
D. Flag of the Cayman Islands
The Flag of the Cayman Islands is a Blue Ensign defaced with the territory’s coat of arms, symbolizing its status as a British Overseas Territory and reflecting its maritime heritage and Caribbean identity.
E. British Blue Ensign
The British Blue Ensign is a maritime flag featuring a dark blue field with the Union Jack in the canton, traditionally used by certain British government vessels and authorized organizations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Blue Ensign ⓘ national flag ⓘ
adoptionDate	2013-05-11 ⓘ
adoptionYear	2013 ⓘ
approvedBy	College of Arms ⓘ Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ linked to: Elizabeth II
coatOfArmsGranted	2012 ⓘ
country	Ascension Island ⓘ
defacedWith	coat of arms of Ascension Island ⓘ
designConfirmedBy	College of Arms ⓘ
designElement	crest above the shield ⓘ motto scroll beneath the shield ⓘ shield with Ascension Island imagery ⓘ supporters flanking the shield ⓘ
designProcess	locally developed and submitted to College of Arms ⓘ
ensignType	Blue Ensign defaced ⓘ
fieldColor	blue ⓘ
flagCategory	British Overseas Territory flag ⓘ subnational flag ⓘ
flagFamily	British Blue Ensign family ⓘ linked to: British Blue Ensign
geographicRegion	South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ linked to: South Atlantic
government	Ascension Island Government ⓘ
hasCanton	Union Jack ⓘ linked to: Union Flag
hasEmblem	coat of arms of Ascension Island ⓘ
hasMottoLanguage	English ⓘ
hasProportion	1:2 ⓘ
introducedInDecade	2010s ⓘ
isPartOf	vexillology of British Overseas Territories ⓘ
legalStatus	formally granted by royal approval ⓘ
officialStatus	official flag of Ascension Island ⓘ
previousUsage	Union Flag for official purposes ⓘ linked to: Flags of the United Kingdom
relatedFlag	Flag of Saint Helena ⓘ linked to: Saint Helena flag Flag of Tristan da Cunha ⓘ Flag of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: Union Flag
represents	Ascension Island as a territory ⓘ Ascension Island government ⓘ linked to: Ascension Island Government
statusBeforeAdoption	no distinct official territorial flag ⓘ
symbolizes	connection to the United Kingdom ⓘ identity of Ascension Island ⓘ
territoryType	British Overseas Territory ⓘ
usedBy	Ascension Island Government ⓘ residents of Ascension Island ⓘ
usedOn	government buildings ⓘ land ⓘ official occasions ⓘ
usesDesign	Blue Ensign ⓘ
usesSymbol	Union Flag in canton ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flags of British Overseas Territories → hasPart → Flag of Ascension Island ⓘ

Flags of the United Kingdom → includesFlag → Ascension Island flag ⓘ

linked to: Flag of Ascension Island

coat of arms of Ascension Island → relatedSymbol → flag of Ascension Island ⓘ