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		hkmaxpro on Aug 28, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Blitzortung – real time lightning strikes around t... What is that South American flag? Is it a map of South American nations, like the globe for the “Overview Map”? I can recognize all other flags: EU, Australia, US (sorry Canada), Hong Kong, African Union, but not South America. Hong Kong flag for Asia is why the flags caught my attention :)

helb on Aug 28, 2024 [–]

Looks like it was some proposal for an UNASUR flag, but they chose the blue one:

https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_South_Amer...

https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_UNASUR.svg

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