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This is a list of archipelagos, organized by oceans and seas and then arranged alphabetically. Archipelagoes within archipelagoes are shown by indentation.
Arctic Ocean
Archipelagos of the Arctic Ocean:
- Canadian Arctic Archipelago ( the world's second largest )
- Franz Josef Land
- Lofoten
- New Siberian Islands
- Novaya Zemlya
- Severnaya Zemlya
- Svalbard
Atlantic Ocean
Archipelagos of the Atlantic Ocean:
Along coast of Europe
- Berlengas
- British Isles ( the world's fourth largest )
- Faroe Islands
- Lofoten
- Vestmannaeyjar
Along coast of Africa
- Arquipélago dos Bijagós
- Bight of Bonny Islands
- Saint Helena islands
- Canary islands
- Tristan da Cunha
- Saad ad-Din Islands (Somalia)
- Bajuni Islands (Somalia)
Along coast of the Americas
- The Bahamas, Bahama Islands
- Bermuda Islands
- Fernando de Noronha
- Magdalen Islands
- Outer Lands (New England-New York islands)
- Saint Peter and Paul Rocks
- South Sandwich Islands
- Tierra del Fuego
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Falkland Islands
- Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Macaronesia
Baltic Sea
- Åland Islands
- Archipelago Sea
- Bothnian Bay archipelago [1]
- Swedish east coast archipelago
- Turku archipelago
- West Estonian archipelago
Caribbean Sea/Gulf of Mexico
Mediterranean Sea
Archipelagos of the Mediterranean Sea:
- Aegean Islands
- Aegadian Islands
- Aeolian Islands
- Balearic Islands
- Campanian Archipelago
- Elaphiti Islands
- Ionian Islands
- Isole Tremiti
- Kornati
- Maddalena archipelago
- Maltese Islands
- Pelagie Islands
- Pontine Islands
- Tuscan Archipelago
- Venetian Lagoon
- Kerkennah
North Sea
- Frisian Islands (or Wadden Islands)
- Southern Gothenburg Archipelago
Indian Ocean
- Andaman Islands
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands
- Bonaparte Archipelago
- Buccaneer Archipelago
- Chagos Archipelago
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Comoro Islands
- Crozet Islands
- Houtman Abrolhos: Wallabi Group, Easter Group and Pelsaert Group
- Kerguelen Islands
- Lacepede Islands
- Langkawi
- Lakshadweep (Laccadives)
- Maldives
- Mary Anne Group
- Mascarene Islands
- Mentawai Islands
- Mergui Archipelago
- Mozambique Channel Islands: Quirimbas Islands, Bassas da India, Europa, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova
- Nicobar Islands
- Prince Edward Islands
- Recherche Archipelago
- Seychelles Islands
- Socotra
- Tromelin Island
- The World (Artificial)
- Zanzibar Archipelago
Red Sea
Pacific Ocean
Along coast of the Americas
- Aleutian Islands
- Alexander Archipelago
- Channel Islands of California
- Chiloé Archipelago (Archipiélago de Chiloé)
- Desventuradas Islands
- Galápagos Islands (Archipiélago de Colón)
- Guaitecas Archipelago (Archipiélago de las Guaitecas)
- Guayaneco Archipelago (Archipiélago Guayaneco)
- Gulf Islands
- Juan Fernández Islands
- Patagonic Archipelago
- Chonos Archipelago (Archipiélago de los Chonos)
- Diego Ramírez Islands (Islas Diego Ramírez)
- Katalalixar Archipielago
- Madre de Dios Archipelago
- Queen Adelaide Archipelago (Archipelago de La Reina Adelaida)
- Tierra del Fuego (Archipiélago de Tierra del Fuego)
- Wollaston Islands (Islas Wollaston)
- Wellington Archipelago
- Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii)
- San Juan Islands
Along coast of Asia
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- Eugénie Archipelago, Russia
- Japanese Archipelago (including Sakhalin) - the world's third largest (Island Nation)
- Ryukyu Archipelago
- Kuril Islands
- Malay Archipelago - (the world's largest)
- Philippine Islands (Island nation)
- South China Sea Islands
- Thailand Islands (List of islands of Thailand)
- Chumphon Archipelago
Oceania
Australia
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Melanesia
- Bismarck Archipelago
- D'Entrecasteaux Islands
- Fiji Islands
- Louisiade Archipelago
- New Caledonia (Kanaky)
- New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
- Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
Micronesia
- Caroline Islands
- Gilbert Islands (Kiribati)
- Line Islands
- Mariana Islands
- Marshall Islands
- Palau
- Phoenix Islands
Polynesia
- Auckland Islands
- Chatham Islands
- Cook Islands (Hervey Islands)
- French Polynesia
- Austral Islands
- Gambier Islands
- Marquesas
- Society Islands
- Îles du vent (Windward Islands)
- Îles sous le vent (Leeward Islands)
- Tuamotus
- Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
- New Zealand (main chain - the world's fifth largest)
- Pitcairn Islands
- Samoan Islands (Navigators' Islands)
- Tonga Islands (Friendly Islands)
- Tokelau (Union Islands)
- Tuvalu (Ellice Islands)
- Wallis and Futuna Islands
Southern Ocean
- Balleny Islands
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- Palmer Archipelago
- South Orkney Islands
- South Shetland Islands
Freshwater
See also
References
- ^ "Bottenvikens skärgård (translated to English by Google Translate)". Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Haparanda skärgård (translated to English by Google Translate)". Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Kalix skärgård (translated to English by Google Translate)". Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Luleå archipelago". Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Piteå skärgård (translated to English by Google Translate)". Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Skellefteå kusten (translated to English by Google Translate)". Retrieved 12 May 2011.