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An archipelago is a closely scattered cluster of islands. Examples include: the Hawaiian islands, Florida Keys, Bermuda, Bahamas, Philippines, Indonesia, and the Aegeans. Archipelagos occur in oceans, lakes, rivers and other bodies of water.
noun [ C ] us / ˌɑr·kəˈpel·əˌɡoʊ, ˌɑr·tʃə- / plural archipelagoes or archipelagos. Add to word list. a group of islands, or an area of sea where there are many islands: The Hawaiian archipelago is made up of a number of large islands and some extremely small ones.
An archipelago is an area that contains a chain or group of islands scattered in lakes, rivers, or the ocean. West of British Columbia, Canada, and south of the Yukon Territory, the southeastern coastline of Alaska trails off into the islands of the Alexander Archipelago. Photo Credit: NASA.
Archipelago definition: a large group or chain of islands. See examples of ARCHIPELAGO used in a sentence.
noun [ C ] us / ˌɑr·kəˈpel·əˌɡoʊ, ˌɑr·tʃə- / plural archipelagoes or archipelagos. Add to word list. a group of islands, or an area of sea where there are many islands: The Hawaiian archipelago is made up of a number of large islands and some extremely small ones.
archipelago. (plural archipelagos, archipelagoes) a group of islands and the sea surrounding them. Definition of archipelago noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Fiji, country and archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. It surrounds the Koro Sea about 1,300 miles (2,100 km) north of Auckland, New Zealand. The archipelago consists of some 300 islands and 540 islets...
