archipelago
Scattered island group
An archipelago is a group or chain of islands: the Hawaiian archipelago, the archipelago of Indonesia.
The term can also refer to a sea containing many scattered islands.
Figuratively, archipelago describes any cluster of related things spread across space: an archipelago of small parks throughout the city.
Ring-shaped reef island
- isletVery small land mass
- caySmall coral island
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- chainLinked segments forming length
lagoon · isle · skerry · key · strait · shoal · barrier · peninsula
Hand's flat interior
- coconutHard-shelled tropical drupe
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- turquoiseBlue-green opaque gemstone
paradise · monsoon · lush · verdant · rainforest · humid · balmy · trade winds
Native to one area
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- floraPlants of a region
- faunaAnimal life collectively
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
evolution · isolation · speciation · Galapagos · finches · tortoise · marsupial · unique
Collapsed volcanic summit basin
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- lavaErupted liquid stone
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- hotspotArea of notable activity
basalt · geothermal · magma · pumice · fumarole · sulfur · seamount · rift
Separated from others
- secludedSet apart, private
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- uninhabitedHaving no occupants
- distantFar away or aloof
scattered · dispersed · outlying · far-flung · pristine · untouched · wilderness · frontier
Of ships and sailing
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- marinaRecreational vessel harbor
anchorage · lighthouse · ferry · passage · channel · navigation · charting · buoy
Place for getaways
- cruiseLeisurely ocean voyage
- island-hoppingSuccessive visits to isles
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
- divingEntering water deliberately
beaches · getaway · destination · ecotourism · excursion · paradise · yacht · charter
Extended journeys by sea
- navigatorsThose who direct travel
- chartsVisual data displays
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- discoveryAct of finding something
expedition · colonization · mapping · cartography · circumnavigation · landfall · uncharted · Magellan
atoll
Ring-shaped reef island
chain · lagoon · isle · skerry · key · strait · shoal · barrier · peninsula · cape
palm
Hand's flat interior
- coconutHard-shelled tropical drupe
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- coralMarine skeletal formation
turquoise · paradise · monsoon · lush · verdant · rainforest · humid · balmy · trade winds · typhoon
endemic
Native to one area
habitat · evolution · isolation · speciation · Galapagos · finches · tortoise · marsupial · unique · native
caldera
Collapsed volcanic summit basin
hotspot · basalt · geothermal · magma · pumice · fumarole · sulfur · seamount · rift · igneous
isolated
Separated from others
- secludedSet apart, private
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- uninhabitedHaving no occupants
distant · scattered · dispersed · outlying · far-flung · pristine · untouched · wilderness · frontier · outer
nautical
Of ships and sailing
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
marina · anchorage · lighthouse · ferry · passage · channel · navigation · charting · buoy · pilot
resort
Place for getaways
- cruiseLeisurely ocean voyage
- island-hoppingSuccessive visits to isles
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
diving · beaches · getaway · destination · ecotourism · excursion · paradise · yacht · charter · bungalow
voyages
Extended journeys by sea
- navigatorsThose who direct travel
- chartsVisual data displays
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
discovery · expedition · colonization · mapping · cartography · circumnavigation · landfall · uncharted · Magellan · Polynesian
- Aland IslandsBrando, Swedish language, demilitarization
- Bothnia Gulfbrackish water, sea ice
- sea lawlaw of the sea, continental shelf, territorial waters, freedom of navigation, coastal waters
- geographycontinents, continent, oceans, countries, country
- islandsisland, isle, isles, islet, islets
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
archipelagocontinent
Large connected landmass
mainland · landmass · terra firma · supercontinent · Pangaea