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Chonos Archipelago (Spanish Archipelago de los Chonos) is a series of low mountainous elongated islands with deep bays are traces of a drowned coastal range. Most of the islands are forested with little or no human settlement. The deep Moraleda Channel separates the islands of the Chonos Archipelago from the mainland.

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Clinton Goveas :: Wikipedia Reference (154 words)
	An archipelago is a chain or cluster of islands.
	Archipelagoes are usually found in the open sea; less commonly, a large land mass may neighbour them.
	Archipelagoes are often volcanic, forming along mid-ocean ridges or hotspots, but there are many other processes involved in their construction, including erosion and deposition.

Archipelago at AllExperts (233 words)
	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.
	The word archipelago literally means "chief sea", from Greek arkhon (leader) and pelagos (sea) and principally refers to the Aegean Sea (Greek Î±ÏÏÎ¹ÏÎÎ»Î±Î³Î¿Ï, Italian Arcipelago).The Aegean Sea is located between Greece in the west and Turkey in the east.

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