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- The Atlantic Ocean is home to more than 50 islands, some making up what is called an archipelago which is a chain or group of islands.
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Alternative names that have sometimes been coined for the British Isles include "Britain and Ireland", [3] [8] [9] the "Atlantic Archipelago", [10] the "Anglo-Celtic Isles", [11] [12] the "British-Irish Isles", [13] and the Islands of the North Atlantic. [14]
The British Isles are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland), and over six thousand smaller islands. [8]
4 days ago · Madeira Islands, archipelago of volcanic origin in the North Atlantic Ocean, belonging to Portugal. It comprises two inhabited islands, Madeira and Porto Santo, and two uninhabited groups, the Desertas and the Selvagens. The regional capital, Funchal, is on Madeira Island.
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- Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
Among purely oceanic islands (i.e., those without any foundation of continental rock, usually formed as the result of volcanic action) are Iceland, the Azores, Ascension, St. Helena, Tristan da Cunha, Bouvet, and Gough, which all rise from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge; and the Canary, Madeira, and Cape Verde islands and Fernando de Noronha (near Cape São...
Among purely oceanic islands (i.e., those without any foundation of continental rock, usually formed as the result of volcanic action) are Iceland, the Azores, Ascension, St. Helena, Tristan da Cunha, Bouvet, and Gough, which all rise from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge; and the Canary, Madeira, and Cape Verde islands and Fernando de Noronha (near Cape São...
Many people are confused about the different names used to refer to the islands and countries located northwest of Europe in the North Atlantic Ocean. We have made a few simple maps to help clarify. Great Britain: Geographically refers to the large island that is shared by the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales.
Beginning in the ninth century, scholars have proposed a succession of theories about Breton origins, influenced by the changing relationships between Brittany, its Continental neighbours, and the 'Atlantic Archipelago' during and after the Viking age and the Norman Conquest.
