| Archipelago is also the name of a popular videogame from the early 90's.
An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of
islands. Archipelagoes usually occur in the open sea; less commonly a large land mass may neighbour them. Archipelagos are often volcanic, forming along ocean ridges or hotspots, but there are many other processes involved in their
construction, including erosion and deposition.
The word comes from the Aegean Sea (Greek αρχιπέλαγος, Italian Arcipelago), which literally means "chief sea", from
Greek arkhi (leader) and pelagos (sea). The Aegean Sea is located between Greece in the west and Turkey in the east. (The Venetian Dukes of Arcipelago ruled from Naxos, 1210 - 1566.)
List of archipelagoes
Lists of islands:
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