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Southern Cross
Southern Cross is the English name of Crux, a constellation visible in the Southern Hemisphere.
The term Southern Cross can also refer to:
- the blue saltire as used in various flags of the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War
- the Eureka Flag in Australia
- the town of Southern Cross, Western Australia
- the Southern Cross Cable, a submarine communications cable connecting New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Hawaii, Oregon and California
- the aircraft flown by pioneer aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith across the Pacific
Several organisations and companies are named Southern Cross, including:
- Southern Cross University [1] in New South Wales, Australia
- Southern Cross Astronomical Society [2] in Florida
- Southern Cross Bioethics Institute [3] in South Australia
- Southern Cross Healthcare [4] in New Zealand
- Southern Cross Broadcasting [5] in Australia
In Fiction:
- The Army of the Southern Cross: A political-military organisation in the Robotech Universe. Originally the anime Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross.
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