Canary Islands
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The flag of the Canary Islands is a vertical tricolor of white, blue, and yellow. When used officially, it bears the coat of arms in the center, which features seven islands depicted as silver triangles on a blue shield, supported by two dogs (a reference to the Latin name Canariae Insulae, meaning Islands of the Dogs).
The name Canary Islands likely derives from the Latin word for dogs (canis), not from canary birds; the birds were actually named after the islands.
Adopted: 1982
