Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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The Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a distinctive banner featuring a yellow 16th-century sailing ship on a blue field with a stylized sea, alongside a vertical band displaying the traditional flags of Basque Country, Brittany, and Normandy to represent the archipelago’s French and regional heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon canonical | 1 |
| flag of Brittany | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T811301 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Context triple: [Flags of North America, includesFlagOf, Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon]
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A.
Flag of Tristan da Cunha
The Flag of Tristan da Cunha is a Blue Ensign defaced with the territory’s coat of arms, symbolizing the remote South Atlantic island’s status as a British Overseas Territory.
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B.
Flag of Ascension Island
The Flag of Ascension Island is the official banner of this remote South Atlantic British Overseas Territory, featuring a Blue Ensign defaced with the island’s distinctive coat of arms.
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C.
Flag of British Indian Ocean Territory
The Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory is a colonial-style ensign featuring a Union Jack in the canton, blue and white wavy stripes symbolizing the Indian Ocean, and a palm tree with a crown representing the territory’s tropical islands and British sovereignty.
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D.
Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
The Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a Blue Ensign defaced with the territory’s coat of arms, symbolizing its status as a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic.
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E.
Flag of Bermuda
The Flag of Bermuda is a British Red Ensign defaced with the territory’s coat of arms, symbolizing its status as a British Overseas Territory and its maritime heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Target entity description: The Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a distinctive banner featuring a yellow 16th-century sailing ship on a blue field with a stylized sea, alongside a vertical band displaying the traditional flags of Basque Country, Brittany, and Normandy to represent the archipelago’s French and regional heritage.
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A.
Flag of Tristan da Cunha
The Flag of Tristan da Cunha is a Blue Ensign defaced with the territory’s coat of arms, symbolizing the remote South Atlantic island’s status as a British Overseas Territory.
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B.
Flag of Ascension Island
The Flag of Ascension Island is the official banner of this remote South Atlantic British Overseas Territory, featuring a Blue Ensign defaced with the island’s distinctive coat of arms.
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C.
Flag of British Indian Ocean Territory
The Flag of the British Indian Ocean Territory is a colonial-style ensign featuring a Union Jack in the canton, blue and white wavy stripes symbolizing the Indian Ocean, and a palm tree with a crown representing the territory’s tropical islands and British sovereignty.
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D.
Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
The Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is a Blue Ensign defaced with the territory’s coat of arms, symbolizing its status as a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic.
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E.
Flag of Bermuda
The Flag of Bermuda is a British Red Ensign defaced with the territory’s coat of arms, symbolizing its status as a British Overseas Territory and its maritime heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag
ⓘ
territorial flag ⓘ |
| adopted | 1982 ⓘ |
| category |
Flags displaying animals and objects
ⓘ
Flags introduced in 1982 ⓘ Flags of overseas territories of France ⓘ |
| country |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
|
| designElement |
three regional flags in hoist band
ⓘ
yellow ship on blue field ⓘ |
| designer | André Paturel ⓘ |
| features |
flag of Basque Country
ⓘ
flag of Brittany ⓘ
linked to:
Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
flag of Normandy ⓘ stylized sea ⓘ vertical band at hoist ⓘ yellow 16th-century sailing ship ⓘ |
| fieldColor | blue ⓘ |
| officialFlag |
Flag of France
ⓘ
linked to:
French tricolour
|
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| represents |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
|
| shipAssociatedWith | Jacques Cartier ⓘ |
| shipRepresents | Grande Hermine ⓘ |
| subnationalEntityOf | France ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Basque heritage of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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Breton heritage of Saint Pierre and Miquelon ⓘ French heritage of Saint Pierre and Miquelon ⓘ Norman heritage of Saint Pierre and Miquelon ⓘ fishing tradition of Saint Pierre and Miquelon ⓘ maritime history of Saint Pierre and Miquelon ⓘ |
| usedAs |
local flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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unofficial flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Description of subject: The Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a distinctive banner featuring a yellow 16th-century sailing ship on a blue field with a stylized sea, alongside a vertical band displaying the traditional flags of Basque Country, Brittany, and Normandy to represent the archipelago’s French and regional heritage.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon