Тенерифе аралының туы

Flag of Tenerife

The flag of Tenerife is a white saltire (or Cross of Burgundy 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).

There is no official meaning to justify the colours of the flag, but blue and white colours have been identified with the island of Tenerife for centuries. Traditionally, navy blue has been identified with the sea and the white to the snow covered peaks of Mount Teide in winter. Juba II and Ancient Romans referred to Tenerife as Nivaria, derived from the Latin words nix, nivis or nives, meaning snow, in clear reference to the snow covered peak of the Teide volcano. The name of Tenerife is derived from the language of the Benehaorits the natives of nearby La Palma. Tene means mountain and ife means white. After colonisation by Spain, the letter r was added, uniting both words.

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 blue color of the Tenerife flag is defined as Pantone 280. This specific shade of blue is known to be used by different national flags such as the flag of France; that of the United Kingdom; that of Australia; and that of New Zealand, among others.

The flag of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the same, with the provincial shield in the centre. The flag of Club Deportivo Tenerife is also the same, with the shield of the entity at the centre. The Flag of Canary Islands, has in two colours (white and blue) representation of Tenerife and its province.