Archipelago

• Japan Locator Map
  
  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
• Geographia - Bahamas
  
  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.
  http://www.geographia.com/bahamas/
• Santorini, Greece
  
  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

• Voting underway in Indonesia, world's biggest one-day election
  
  Indonesians began voting in the world's biggest single-day election on Wednesday as polling stations opened in the east of the sprawling equatorial archipelago following a six-month campaign to choose a new president and parliament.
  Reuters.  Tuesday, 16 Apr 2019 19:01:12 -0400.
• Russia Revamps Military Base in Oil-Rich Arctic
  
  As it seeks to reaffirm its military muscle in the oil-rich Arctic, Russia has revamped its military base on the Kotelny Island, part of the New Siberian Islands archipelago located between the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea.
  Newsmax.  Thursday, 04 Apr 2019 20:27:52 EDT.
• Comoros islanders vote in presidential election
  
  The archipelago stops the system of rotating the presidency around the three main islands every five years.
  BBC News.  Sunday, 24 Mar 2019 13:41:59 GMT.
• Swedish navy boat hits quay; 7 injured, 2 seriously
  
  The Swedish military says one of its fast assault crafts crashed into a quay in the Stockholm archipelago during a drill, injuring at least seven people.
  Fox News.  Tuesday, 05 Mar 2019 14:16:29 GMT.
• Chagos islanders hope to return home after UN rules UK evictions illegal
  
  Chagos islanders have hailed a "big victory" after a United Nations court found that Britain illegally seized control of their Indian Ocean archipelago for the construction of a US military base 50 years ago.The International ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Wednesday, 27 Feb 2019 05:00:03 +1200.
• State of emergency as polar bears invade Russian region
  
  A state of emergency has been declared in the remote Russian archipelago of Novaya Zemlya after dozens of polar bears invaded human settlements, according to reports.
  Sky News.  Saturday, 09 Feb 2019 20:25:00 +0000.
• Russian Arctic archipelago sounds alarm over aggressive polar bears
  
  A Russian Arctic archipelago on Saturday declared an emergency situation over an "invasion" of dozens of aggressive polar bears that have entered homes and public buildings. ...
  Yahoo.  Saturday, 09 Feb 2019 06:53:21 -0500.
• Cape Verde Police Arrest 11 Russian Sailors After Alleged Cocaine Seizure
  
  Police in the Atlantic archipelago of Cape Verde say they have seized nearly ten tons of cocaine and arrested 11 Russian sailors aboard a vessel docked in the capital.
  Radio Liberty.  Saturday, 02 Feb 2019 01:16:04 +0000.
• Indonesia binges on e-commerce
  
  Local champions are battling Chinese-backed firms across the archipelago
  Economist.  Saturday, 12 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000.

Stockholm Archipelago Islands at Sunset

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