[1] The arms consist of a shield bearing a flaming torch on a wavy background representing the sea.

[2] The sinister supporter is an Emperor penguin, representing the native wildlife in the territory.

[1] The crest is a representation of the RRS Discovery, the research ship used in 1901 by the caption Robert Falcon Scott on his first journey to the Antarctic.

[3] The coat of arms appears in the fly of the flag of the British Antarctic Territory.

[2][3] The official blazon granted by the British College of Arms is as follows:[4] Arms: Per Fesse wavy barry wavy of six Argent and Azure and Argent on a Pile Gules a Torch enflamed proper.