Flag of Tenerife

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The flag of Tenerife is a white saltire (or St Andrew's Cross) over a blue field. The arms of the cross are approximately one fifth the width of the flag and the field is navy blue (azul marino).

The flag was first adopted as a maritime registry flag of the maritime province of the Canary Islands. It was initially adopted in 1845 by Royal Order and was adopted as the flag of Tenerife by an Order issued on 9 May 1989, with the order appearing in the Boletín Oficial de Canarias on 22 May 1989.

The flag is very similar to the Flag of Scotland and the ensign of the Russian Navy.

[edit] References

• Flags of the Canary Islands. Retrieved on 2006-10-16.
• Flag of Tenerife from Tenerife Island Council. Retrieved on 2006-10-16.