Archipelago
noun
A group or chain of islands.
The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.
Often appears as...
- hawaiian archipelago
- indonesian archipelago
noun
A sea or stretch of water containing many islands.
The Aegean Sea is often considered an archipelago because of the many Greek islands located there.
Often appears as...
- aegean archipelago
- arctic archipelago
noun
A group or chain of islands.
The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.
Often appears as...
- hawaiian archipelago
- indonesian archipelago
noun
A sea or stretch of water containing many islands.
The Aegean Sea is often considered an archipelago because of the many Greek islands located there.
Often appears as...
- aegean archipelago
- arctic archipelago
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Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Terms
Study maps to see how archipelagos are spread geographically, enhancing location memory.
Find the Philippine archipelago on a map.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Learn about the culture of archipelago inhabitants to gain a deeper understanding of the term.
The culture of the Maltese archipelago is rich and historic.
Pro Tip 3/3Ecosystem Diversity
Different archipelagos can have unique ecosystems; understanding these helps imagine the diverse life there.
The Galápagos archipelago is known for its unique species.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Terms
Study maps to see how archipelagos are spread geographically, enhancing location memory.
Find the Philippine archipelago on a map.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Learn about the culture of archipelago inhabitants to gain a deeper understanding of the term.
The culture of the Maltese archipelago is rich and historic.
Pro Tip 3/3Ecosystem Diversity
Different archipelagos can have unique ecosystems; understanding these helps imagine the diverse life there.
The Galápagos archipelago is known for its unique species.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Terms
Study maps to see how archipelagos are spread geographically, enhancing location memory.
Find the Philippine archipelago on a map.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
Learn about the culture of archipelago inhabitants to gain a deeper understanding of the term.
The culture of the Maltese archipelago is rich and historic.
Pro Tip 3/3Ecosystem Diversity
Different archipelagos can have unique ecosystems; understanding these helps imagine the diverse life there.
The Galápagos archipelago is known for its unique species.
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Storytellers Summit Day...
archipelago is where two big currents come through and you've got two big rivers also coming up so we only have such a small window of time when we can get in and film in clear water so on one side it's very special because it's like a window into an otherwise unknown environment but you really have to make
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Mapping the Future of...
there will be about 50 mega-city archipelagos. And these really represent the preponderant share of the world economic activity. So, I've put, kind of all of them up on one map here. And again, I ask the question you're trying to understand how the world works. It's not a naive question
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Enric Sala: Glimpses of...
So how much of this do we have? If this is so good, if this is such a no-brainer, how much of this do we have? And you already heard that less than one percent of the ocean's protected. We're getting closer to one percent now, thanks to the protections of the Chagos Archipelago,
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Ocean Now Project: The...
Republic of kiba's which is a pioneer country when it comes to marine conservation they have protected one of their archipelagos the phoenix islands protected area with our data and our images we hope to establish a dialogue with the government to inspire them to
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What lives in ice? PIPE...
barrier between the barents sea and the Arctic Ocean and the mixing and currents there keep the ice away from parts of the island archipelago and open water is really important for species that spend their entire lives in the Arctic as
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Hangout: Protecting the...
ice at all we went to a northernmost island north of the northernmost part of Russia the northernmost archipelago in the world and the ice was more than hundred kilometres north of that place it was really really shocking and
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Tiny Frogs Contain Big...
we believe that the story of limestone frogs its diversity its evolutionary history will provide more avenues for deeper understanding on how evolution of biodiversity especially in island archipelagos actually works
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Can you solve the buried...
or three and three, there are many arrangements in which you could also see three, four, five, and six trees. Fortunately for us, there’s only one island in the archipelago with two non-parallel lines of trees,
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HI Finalist PIPE National...
archipelago in the world behind me are the distances from Hawaii to various places across the world as you can judge by the distances Hawaii is in the middle of nowhere I was in charge of the world for the
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The Galapagos Islands...
American mainland but a world apart from anywhere else on earth the archipelago and its surrounding waters located where three ocean currents converge are famed for the
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Storytellers Summit Day...
archipelago is where two big currents come through and you've got two big rivers also coming up so we only have such a small window of time when we can get in and film in clear water so on one side it's very special because it's like a window into an otherwise unknown environment but you really have to make
Video examples
Mapping the Future of...
there will be about 50 mega-city archipelagos. And these really represent the preponderant share of the world economic activity. So, I've put, kind of all of them up on one map here. And again, I ask the question you're trying to understand how the world works. It's not a naive question
Video examples
Enric Sala: Glimpses of...
So how much of this do we have? If this is so good, if this is such a no-brainer, how much of this do we have? And you already heard that less than one percent of the ocean's protected. We're getting closer to one percent now, thanks to the protections of the Chagos Archipelago,
Video examples
Ocean Now Project: The...
Republic of kiba's which is a pioneer country when it comes to marine conservation they have protected one of their archipelagos the phoenix islands protected area with our data and our images we hope to establish a dialogue with the government to inspire them to
Video examples
What lives in ice? PIPE...
barrier between the barents sea and the Arctic Ocean and the mixing and currents there keep the ice away from parts of the island archipelago and open water is really important for species that spend their entire lives in the Arctic as
Video examples
Hangout: Protecting the...
ice at all we went to a northernmost island north of the northernmost part of Russia the northernmost archipelago in the world and the ice was more than hundred kilometres north of that place it was really really shocking and
Video examples
Tiny Frogs Contain Big...
we believe that the story of limestone frogs its diversity its evolutionary history will provide more avenues for deeper understanding on how evolution of biodiversity especially in island archipelagos actually works
Video examples
Can you solve the buried...
or three and three, there are many arrangements in which you could also see three, four, five, and six trees. Fortunately for us, there’s only one island in the archipelago with two non-parallel lines of trees,
Video examples
HI Finalist PIPE National...
archipelago in the world behind me are the distances from Hawaii to various places across the world as you can judge by the distances Hawaii is in the middle of nowhere I was in charge of the world for the
Video examples
The Galapagos Islands...
American mainland but a world apart from anywhere else on earth the archipelago and its surrounding waters located where three ocean currents converge are famed for the
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Sukarno
Indonesian Statesman
Even a child, if he looks at a map of the world, can point out that the Indonesian archipelago forms one unity. On the map, there can be shown a unity of the group of islands between two great oceans - the Pacific Ocean and the Indies Ocean - and between two continents - the continent of Asia and the continent of Australia.
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Derek Walcott
Poet
I'm from the island of St. Lucia in the Caribbean in the Lesser Antilles, the lower part of the archipelago, which is a bilingual island - French, Creole, and English - but my education is in English.
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Aravind Adiga
Indian Writer
I grew up, as many Indians do, in an archipelago of tongues. My maternal grandfather, who was a surgeon in the city of Madras, was fluent in at least four languages and used each of them daily.
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Elsa Hosk
Swedish Model
I miss the archipelago, the islands outside of Stockholm, the most. That's where I spent my summers as a kid. Going on a boat and island-hopping. In August, we have a crayfish party.
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Hans Vestberg
Swedish Businessman
The infrastructure we provide is the same in a remote town in Africa or New York or an archipelago in Sweden: we use the same system, and the chips inside the phone are the same.
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S. Jay Olshansky
American Scientist
A lifetime of low calories has come naturally to the longest-lived people in the world... in the Japanese archipelago of Okinawa.
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Michael Dirda
American Critic
Any man's death diminishes us, but when an artist passes away, we lose not just an island but an entire archipelago.
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Hampton Sides
American Historian
America is an archipelago of tribes, a land where people form national families of kindred spirits.
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Bjorn Ulvaeus
Swedish Musician
Wild horses couldn't drag me away from a summer on the Stockholm archipelago.
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Sukarno
Indonesian Statesman
Even a child, if he looks at a map of the world, can point out that the Indonesian archipelago forms one unity. On the map, there can be shown a unity of the group of islands between two great oceans - the Pacific Ocean and the Indies Ocean - and between two continents - the continent of Asia and the continent of Australia.
Quote examples
Derek Walcott
Poet
I'm from the island of St. Lucia in the Caribbean in the Lesser Antilles, the lower part of the archipelago, which is a bilingual island - French, Creole, and English - but my education is in English.
Quote examples
Aravind Adiga
Indian Writer
I grew up, as many Indians do, in an archipelago of tongues. My maternal grandfather, who was a surgeon in the city of Madras, was fluent in at least four languages and used each of them daily.
Quote examples
Elsa Hosk
Swedish Model
I miss the archipelago, the islands outside of Stockholm, the most. That's where I spent my summers as a kid. Going on a boat and island-hopping. In August, we have a crayfish party.
Quote examples
Hans Vestberg
Swedish Businessman
The infrastructure we provide is the same in a remote town in Africa or New York or an archipelago in Sweden: we use the same system, and the chips inside the phone are the same.
Quote examples
S. Jay Olshansky
American Scientist
A lifetime of low calories has come naturally to the longest-lived people in the world... in the Japanese archipelago of Okinawa.
Quote examples
Michael Dirda
American Critic
Any man's death diminishes us, but when an artist passes away, we lose not just an island but an entire archipelago.
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Hampton Sides
American Historian
America is an archipelago of tribes, a land where people form national families of kindred spirits.
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Bjorn Ulvaeus
Swedish Musician
Wild horses couldn't drag me away from a summer on the Stockholm archipelago.
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