Southern Cross

Southern Cross is the usual name of Crux, a constellation visible in the Southern Hemisphere.

Other meanings of Southern Cross include:

• the blue saltire as used in various flags of the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War
• the Southern Cross Cable, a submarine communications cable connecting New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Hawaii, Oregon and California

Several organizations and companies are named Southern Cross, including:

• Southern Cross University [1] in New South Wales, Australia
• Southern Cross Astronomical Society [1] in Florida
• Southern Cross Bioethics Institute [1] in South Australia
• Southern Cross Healthcare [1] in New Zealand