Saint-Pierre Island (English spelling)

Japanese: サン・ピエール[島](英語表記)Île Saint‐Pierre
Saint-Pierre Island (English spelling)
A small French island located south of Newfoundland in North America. It has an area of ​​26 km2. The French landed on it in the early 17th century, and it later fought over its ownership with the British. In 1814, it became French territory along with the nearby island of Miquelon in the Treaty of Paris. Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is one of the French regional public entities (population 6,392 in 1990), and its capital is Saint-Pierre, which is also the largest city. It is an important fishing base, being close to the Grand Banks fishing grounds.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
北アメリカ,ニューファンドランド島の南に位置するフランス領の小島。面積26km2。17世紀前半にフランス人が上陸,その後イギリスと領有権を争ったが,1814年のパリ条約で近くのミクロン島とともにフランス領となった。サン・ピエール・エ・ミクロンはフランスの地域公共団体(人口6392。1990)の一つで,県都は最大都市でもあるサン・ピエール。近くに漁場グランド・バンクスをひかえ,漁業基地として重要である。

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