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Encyclopedia > Island group

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. Archipelagos are often volcanic, forming along ocean ridges or hotspots, but there are many other processes involved in their construction, including erosion and deposition.


The word comes from the Aegean Sea (Italian Arcipelago), which literally means "chief sea", from Greek arkhi (leader) and pelagos (sea). The Aegean Sea is located between Greece in the west and Turkey in the east. (The Venetian Dukes of Arcipelago ruled from Naxos, 1210 - 1566.)


List of archipelagoes

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Island group - definition of Island group in Encyclopedia (191 words)
An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands.
Aegean islands (the original use of the term)
The Frisian or Wadden Islands (divided into the West, East, and North Frisian Islands groups)
Space Island Group - Home Page (434 words)
Space Island Group is a leader in the commercialization of space with plans to design, build and operate commercial space transportation systems and destinations dedicated to commerce, research, satellite repair, manufacturing and tourism.
Space Island Group is comprised of highly talented, experienced and dedicated engineers, aerospace employees, and designers that see the vision of viable and profitable space commerce for the 21st Century and beyond.
Space Island Group is currently working with corporations, schools such at R.I.T. Rochester Institute of Technology), and experts in their fields to improve aerospace designs and concepts for ground operations, communications and the design of a new shuttle and micro-gravity space stations that will one day orbit the earth.
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