The word archipelago is a noun. Archipelago means (1) a group of many islands in a large body of water.
The following articles and web pages elaborate on the word archipelago.
Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands featuring an intriguing blend of centuries-old history and customs alongside comfortable modern amenities.
https://www.map-of-japan.org/japan.htm
An archipelago with thousands of islands, The Bahamas offers a broad variety of destinations, from the historic pirate haven of Nassau to the naturalist paradise of Inagua.
https://www.geographia.com/bahamas/
Santorini is the largest island in an archipelago of the same name located 120 miles southeast of Greece's mainland in the Aegean Sea. Santorini's capital, Fira, clings to a cliffside with breathtaking views into the lagoon below it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santorini
The following articles provide recent archipelago-related news.
In the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, fighting the Covid-19 pandemic is more difficult than in mainland France. Hospitals on the Caribbean archipelago lack sufficient medical staff and equipment. ...
Harold Girard. France 24. Friday, 18 Dec 2020 15:20:36 GMT.
Demonstrators on the Canary Islands on Saturday demanded better living conditions for thousands of migrants who have reached the Spanish archipelago from Africa. ...
Yahoo. Saturday, 14 Nov 2020 13:52:14 -0500.
Voters in New Caledonia, a French archipelago in the South Pacific, will choose whether they want independence from France in a referendum that marks a milestone in a three-decades decolonization effort
Via Ap News Wire. The Independent. Friday, 02 Oct 2020 13:03:04 GMT.
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