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The 'Union Flag' , but these days it is mostly called the Union Jack on land as well as water.
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Why is there a Jack in the union Jack?
The jack refers to the jackstay of a ship, on which the Union Jack would be displayed. Strictly speaking the flag should be called the Union Flag, but Union Jack is well known. Actually, the union jack is what the flag is called out at sea, but the union flag is what they call it on land.
What is the difference in the union flag and union jack?
The Union Jack is let to fly on the ships also on sea but the Union Flag is let to fly on Land. That is the difference between the two two flags. Hope this Helps. :) The Union Jack was never called the union flag, The Union Jack was the flag of England
When was the British Union Jack adopted?
it is the union flag on land and the union jack at sea
Name of British flag?
Union Flag, or more casually the Union Jack
What are the 2 names for the flag?
if you mean the union flag, it is called the union jack at sea, and the union flag on land. The US flag has been called Old Glory, the Stars and Bars, the Star-Spangled Banner and a host of unprintable epithets.
Is the union flag the flag of Britain?
Yes it is called the union jack
Why is the flag called union jack?
It is correctly called the Union Flag, and only the Union Jack when it is flown on a ship, the flag would be hoisted up a ships 'jackstay' a rope which runs up the main ships mast, hence the name Union Jack. Most British citizens offhandedly call it the "Union Jack" though, in much the same way Americans call their flag "Old Glory". They called it the old glory because it is old.
What is the NI flag called?
Union Jack
How did the the Union Jack get its name?
The Union Jack is so called because it is the Union Flag flown from a jack staff of a ship. If the flag is flown anywhere else it is properly called the Union Flag. The word "Union" refers to the uniting of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to form the United Kingdom.
What is the difference between the US flag and the United Kingdom flag?
The flag of England is the RED Cross of St George, The British Flag is also called the Union,,,, unless its being hosted on the Jack staff of a ship,,, then it becomes the UNION JACK..... its not the Union Jack if its on a Flag pole on land or building.. please get your facts right....
Whose flag is called Union Jack?
The Union Jack is the flag flown at the bow of a Royal Navy ship. The Union Flag is the flag of Great Britain.
The United Kingdom is called the?
The flag of the United Kingdom is called the Union flag and not the Union Jack, as it is often referred to.
