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An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. Archipelagoes usually occur in the open sea; less commonly a large land mass may neighbour them. Archipelagos are often volcanic, forming along ocean ridges or hot spots, but there are many other processes involved in their construction, including erosion and deposition.The word comes from the Aegean Sea ( Italian Arcipelago), which literally means "chief sea", from Greek arkhi (leader) and pelagos ( sea). The Aegean Sea is located between Greece in the west and Turkey in the east. The Venetian Dukes of Arcipelago ruled from Naxos, 1210 - 1566.
1 List of archipelagoes
- Aegean islands (the original use of the term)
- Aleutian Islands
- Alexander ArchipelagoThe Alexander Archipelago is an archipelago, or group of islands, off the southeast coast of Alaska. The islands are the tops of the submerged coastal mountains that rise steeply from the Pacific Ocean. Deep channels separate the islands and cut them off, AlaskaOn January 3, 1959, Alaska was admitted to the United States as the 49th state. The population of the state is 626,932, as of 2000. The name "Alaska" is most likely derived from the Aleut word for "great country" or "mainland. The natives called it "Alyes, United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in
- American SamoaAmerican Samoa is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the South Pacific Ocean. Originally inhabited as early as 1000 BC, Samoa was reached by European explorers in the 18th century. International rivalries in the latter half o
- Andaman IslandsThe Andaman Islands are a group of islands in the Bay of Bengal, and are part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory of India. Port Blair is the chief community on the islands, and the administrative center of the Union Territory. The Andaman
- AntillesThe Antilles now generally refers to the islands of the Caribbean or West Indies, except the Bahamas. A distinction is made between the " Greater Antilles", including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola ( Haiti and Dominican Republic), and Puerto Rico; and the " Le
- Arctic islandsThe Arctic islands of Canada make up most of the territory of Nunavut and part of the Northwest Territories. Ellesmere Island, Victoria Island, and Baffin Island are three of the largest islands in the world. The Arctic islands make up the former Northwes, CanadaCanada historically the Dominion of Canada is the second-largest, and northernmost, country in the world. It is a decentralized federation of 10 provinces and 3 territories, governed as a constitutional monarchy, and formed in 1867 through an act of Confe
- Azores
- Bahamas
- Balearic Islands
- The almost continuous archipelagoes in the northern Baltic Sea:
- British Isles
- Canary Islands
- Cape Verde Islands
- Caroline Islands (Micronesia)
- Cook Islands
- Cyclades
- Falkland Islands
- Faroe Islands
- Florida Keys, USA
- Fox Islands, USA
- French Polynesia
- The Frisian or Wadden Islands (divided into the West, East, and North Frisian Islands groups)
- Furneaux Group
- Galapagos Islands
- Gothenburg archipelago, Sweden
- Hawaiian Islands
- Haida Gwaii
- Hebrides
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Juan Fernandez
- Kerguelen Islands
- Kermadec Islands
- Line Islands
- Lofoten
- Maldives
- Marianas Islands
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia (Caroline Islands)
- New Hebrides
- New Siberian Islands
- New Zealand
- Nicobar Islands
- Orkneys
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Pitcairn Islands
- Queen Charlotte Islands
- Samoa
- Shetlands
- Solomon Islands
- Solentiname Islands
- South Orkney Islands
- South Shetland Islands
- Tierra del Fuego
- Tonga
