Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory The flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is similar to the flags of other British dependencies and colonies as it has the Union Flag in the upper hoist-side corner. The palm tree and crown are symbols of the Indian Ocean Territory. The flag contains the Union Jack in its canton (upper hoist quarter). It depicts the waters of the Indian Ocean, where the islands are located, in the form of white and blue wavy lines. The flag also depicts a palm tree rising above the St Edward's Crown. It is understood
Facing the Flag extent, this novel also inspired the climactic scene, at Vulcania, in the 1954 Walt Disney film "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" (adapted from Verne's better known novel of the same name).. In 2012 French comics artist Goux adapted the novel into a comic book, "Le Fulgurateur Roch". Facing the Flag Facing the Flag or For the Flag () is an 1896 patriotic novel by Jules Verne. The book is part of the Voyages Extraordinaires ("Extraordinary Voyages") series. Like "The Begum's Millions", which Verne published in 1879, it has the theme of France and the entire world threatened by a super-weapon