An
archipelago is a chain or cluster of
islands. The word
archipelago literally means "chief
sea", from
Greek arkhon (
arkhi-) ("leader") and
pelagos ("sea"). In
antiquity, the
Archipelago (Greek: Αρхιπέλαγος) was the proper name for the
Aegean Sea and, later, usage shifted to refer to the
Aegean Islands (since the sea is remarkable for its large number of islands). It is now used to generally refer to any island group or, sometimes, to a sea containing a large number of scattered islands like the Aegea.
Archipelagoes are usually found in the open sea; less commonly, a large
land mass may neighbor them. Archipelagoes are often
volcanic, forming along
mid-ocean ridges or
hotspots, but there are many other processes involved in their construction, including
erosion and
deposition.
The five largest modern states that are mainly archipelagos are
Japan, the
Philippines,
New Zealand,
Indonesia and the
United Kingdom.
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