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Geographic term used to describe a cluster of islands. They are usually surrounded by open sea, less commonly there is a large land mass next to them.
"Archipelago" is a geographic term used to describe a cluster of islands.
They are usually surrounded by open sea; less commonly there is a large land mass next to them.

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*British Isles
*Hawaiian islands
*Insulinde? (Indonesia)
*Japan
*Juan Fernandez
*Philippines

"Archipelago" is a geographic term used to describe a cluster of islands. They are usually surrounded by open sea; less commonly there is a large land mass next to them.

Examples of archipelagos include:


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