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Saint Pierre and Mi·que·lon AHD[sānt, să’; mĭkʹə-lŏn', mē-klô’“]D.J.[seɪnt, ˈsæŋ; mɪkəˌlɒn, miːˈklɔːŋ]K.K.[sent, ˈsæŋ; mɪkəˌlɑn, miˈklɔŋ]NONE(无词性)- A French island group and overseas department in the northern Atlantic Ocean south of Newfoundland, Canada. The group consists of nine small islands, includingSaint Pierre Island, site of the capital, and Miquelon, the largest of the islands. Probably first visited by Breton and Basque fishermen, the islands were colonized by France in 1604, taken by the British three times, and finally awarded to France in 1814. They are the sole remnants of the once vast French territory in North America. St. Pierre is the capital. Population, 6,041. 圣皮埃尔岛和密克隆岛:法国群岛及海外部分,位于北大西洋和加拿大的纽芬兰以南的群岛,由9个小岛组成,包括首府所在地的圣皮埃尔岛, 及最大的岛屿密克隆岛,该岛屿可能最早由布顿和巴斯克的渔民发现,1604年被法国殖民,三次被英国夺走,最终在1814年归属法国,它们是法国在北美广大殖民地的仅存部分,首府圣皮埃尔。人口6,041
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