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Jan 18, 2016 · From the wild woods of eastern Wisconsin to the cranberry-covered isles of Maine to the bioluminescent waters of Puerto Rico, many are still predominantly undeveloped — meaning you’ll find more...
What does the noun archipelago mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun archipelago . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
In the shortest terms, an archipelago is the term for a chain of islands or a group of islands that are scattered in a location between rivers, lakes or the ocean. The term itself comes from the medieval Italian word archi, which means principal or chief, and the Greek word pelagus, which actually means gulf, or pool.
An archipelago (/ ˌ ɑːr k ə ˈ p ɛ l ə ɡ oʊ / ⓘ AR-kə-PEL-ə-goh), [1] 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.
Feb 6, 2018 · Thrillseekers need look no further than these nine volcanic islands in the middle of the Atlantic. Geology and geography have combined to produce an adrenaline junkie’s fantasy: sail, dive, hike, surf, rappel, canyon, kayak, paraglide, mountain bike – it’s all happening in this autonomous region of Portugal.
An archipelago is an area that contains a chain or group of islands scattered in lakes, rivers, or the ocean. West of British Columbia, Canada, and south of the Yukon Territory, the southeastern coastline of Alaska trails off into the islands of the Alexander Archipelago.
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An archipelago (pronounced ark-i-PEL-ə-goh) is a group of islands or landforms closely scattered in a body of water. Usually, this body of water is the ocean and these oceanic islands are called an island arc, however, they can also form in a lake or river.
