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Archipelagoes

LC control no.sh 85006549
Topical headingArchipelagoes
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Variant(s)Archipelagos
Chains, Island
Clusters, Island
Groups, Island
Island chains
Island clusters
Island groups
See alsoIslands
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Found inGlossary of geology, 1997 (archipelago: A sea or area in a sea that contains numerous islands; also, the island group itself)
The Amer. Heritage dict. of the Engl. lang., c2000 (archipelago pl. -goes or -gos. 1. A large group of islands 2. A sea, such as the Aegean, containing a large number of scattered islands)
Web. 3 (archipelago, pl. archipelagoes or archipelagos 1: a sea or other expanse of water having many scattered islands 2: a group or cluster of islands)
Random House Web. unabr. dict., c1997 (archipelago 1. a large group or chain of islands 2. any large body of water with many islands)