Tranøy means "crane" and the last element is "øy" which means "island". Prior to 1909, the name was written "Tranø". The coat of arms is from modern times; they were granted on 15 May 1987. The arms are silver or white with a black Atlantic halibut "(Hippoglossus hippoglossus)" in the center. The fish is a main species of local fish, which symbolizes the importance of fishing for the local community. In addition to this, the fish played a major role in local legends, similar to the role of bears in land-based legends. The Church of Norway has one parish "(sokn)" within
Western Flat, South Australia Western Flat, South Australia Western Flat is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east within the Limestone Coast region about south east of the state capital of Adelaide and about south of the municipal seat of Bordertown. Boundaries for the locality were created on 16 March 2000 for the “long established name.” Its name is ultimately derived from the ‘Western Flat Run’ pastoral lease which was established in 1868 by T. Brown. The land use in the locality is ‘primary production’. The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that