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An '''archipelago''' sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands.<ref>https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/archipelago</ref> Most archipelagos were formed when volcanoes erupted from the ocean floor.<ref>https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/archipelago.html</ref> Many are exotic tourist destinations, some are used as [[black sites]], or are of military interest. | An '''archipelago''' sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands.<ref>https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/archipelago</ref> Most archipelagos were formed when volcanoes erupted from the ocean floor.<ref>https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/archipelago.html</ref> Many are exotic tourist destinations, some are used as [[black sites]], or are of military interest. | ||
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 The Galapagos archipelago | |
An archipelago sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands.[1] Most archipelagos were formed when volcanoes erupted from the ocean floor.[2] Many are exotic tourist destinations, some are used as black sites, or are of military interest.
Examples
| Page name | Description |
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| Bermuda | British overseas territory. Tax haven famous for the Bermuda Triangle. |
| British Virgin Islands | Tax haven in the Caribbean |
| Cayman Islands | Tax haven in the Caribbean. |
| Chagos Archipelago | US & UK operated black site in the Indian Ocean. Plays a mysterious role in vanishing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. |
| Falkland Islands | |
| Fiji | One of the world's first nation states to mandate Covid vaccination for certain adults. |
| Liancourt Rocks | Group of small islets to the East of the Korean peninsular and to the west of Japan. Used as a wedge issue to stress Japanese-Korean relations. |
| Malta | Island nation in the Mediterranean sea |
| Seychelles | |
| Svalbard | Arctic archipelago of high strategic importance |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | A Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea. |
| The Bahamas | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
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