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/ˌärkəˈpeləˌgō/,
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archipelagoes, plural; archipelagos, plural;
  1. A group of islands

  2. A sea or stretch of water containing many islands

  1. a group of many islands in a large body of water
  2. An archipelago is a chain or cluster of islands that is formed tectonically. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- - arkhi- ("chief") and πέλαγος - pelagos ("sea") through the Italian Arcipelago. ...
  3. Archipelago is the second album by the American group Land, who blend jazz, rock, and world music. A May, 1996 concert broadcast formed the basis for most of the album, Archipelago. ...
  4. Archipelago Sea (Finnish Saaristomeri, Swedish Skärgårdshavet) is a part of the Baltic Sea between the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the Sea of Åland, within Finnish territorial waters. ...
  5. The Archipelago is a township in central Ontario, Canada, along the Georgian Bay in the District of Parry Sound.
  6. Archipelago is a sea or area in a sea that contain numerous islands; also, the island group itself. Source: Bates and Jackson (1984)
  7. This is the term we use to refer to a group of islands that have been joined together with joining cables.
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  9. An archipelago is a large group or chain of islands, and Japan is arranged in an archipelago. As a result of its close proximity to the sea, Japan learned to use the water for food and transportation. ...
  10. is a cluster of islands. Archipelagoes are often volcanic and are located along ocean ridges. Three modern states that are mostly archipelagoes are New Zealand, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
  11. A group of islands, such as the Philippines, so close to each other that they are historically regarded as an intrinsic whole—geographically, economically and politically—and this includes the natural features and seas between the islands which are considered as internal archipelagic waters.
  12. a series of islands in a chain or scattered cluster, such as the 19 island archipelago known as the Galapagos.  These island clusters are often caused by volcanic activity, earthquakes or erosion.  They are more commonly formed in open sea waters, not usually near large land masses.
  13. A landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. Archipelagoes usually appear in the open sea; less commonly, a large land mass may neighbour them. ...
  14. Channel Islands of California
  15. a documentary news program.
  16. (CB) - Keskema'tekemewe'k
  17. [ark i pell’ ago] A group of many islands. Japan is an archipelago and contains more than 3,300 separate islands.