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The flag is blue with a yellow ship, said to be Grande Hermine, which brought Jacques Cartier to Saint Pierre on 15 June 1536. [1] Three square fields placed along the hoist recall the origin of most inhabitants of the islands, from top to bottom, the Basque ikurriña , the arms of the duchy of Brittany for the Bretons , and the flag of ...
Saint-Pierre is French for Saint Peter, the patron saint of fishermen. [9]The present name of Miquelon was first noted in the form of Micquetô, Miqueton or Micquellon in the French Basque sailor Martin de Hoyarçabal's 1579 navigational pilot for Newfoundland, Les voyages aventureux du Capitaine Martin de Hoyarsabal, habitant du çubiburu:
The main part of the shield is blue with a yellow ship, representing the Grande Hermine, which brought Jacques Cartier to Saint Pierre on June 15, 1536. [1] Three square flags placed along the top recall the origin of most inhabitants of the islands, from left to right, Basques, Bretons, and Normans. [1] It is crowned with a naval crown. [2]
Français : Drapeau non officiel de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Euskara: bandera ez ofiziala. Euskal kulturak bertan garrantzia duenez, ikurriña bat ageri da aipatutako banderan.
The commune of Saint-Pierre is made up of the island of Saint-Pierre proper and several nearby smaller islands, such as L'Île-aux-Marins.Although containing nearly 90% of the inhabitants of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the commune of Saint-Pierre is considerably smaller in terms of area than the commune of Miquelon-Langlade, which lies to its northwest on Miquelon Island.
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Grand-waterfall dam, Mù Cang Chải Terrace, Lũng Lô Hill, Flag of Vietnam, Nelumbo nucifera: Province as of 11 April 1900. Sơn La: Tinh hoa miền Tây Bắc (The essence of the Northwest) Tô Hiệu Sonla dam, Brocade, Flag of Vietnam, wheat: Vạn Bú province from 10 October 1895, then Sơn La province as of 23 August 1904.
The liberation of St Pierre & Miquelon December 24th 1941 by the Free French Naval Forces ; CIA World Factbook entry for Saint-Pierre and Miquelon; History of French submarine telegraph cables; Miquelon and St. Pierre history site produced by Newfoundland's Memorial University; Tourism. Tourist Office Official web site st-pierre-et-miquelon.info