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An archipelago , sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands. Examples of archipelagos include: the Indonesian Archipelago, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Lakshadweep Islands,
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See moreThe word archipelago is derived from the Ancient Greek ἄρχι-(arkhi-, "chief") and πέλαγος (pélagos, "sea") through the Italian arcipelago. In antiquity, "Archipelago" (from medieval Greek *ἀρχιπέλαγος and
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See moreArchipelagos may be found isolated in large amounts of water or neighbouring a large land mass. For example, Scotland has more than 700 islands surrounding its mainland which form an
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See more• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Archipelago" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA licenseWas this helpful?Thanks! Give more feedback Archipelagos of the Arctic Ocean:
• Achton Friis Islands
• Anzhu Islands
• Arkticheskiy Institut Islands
• Barren IslandsWikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA license