archipelagoes
Scattered oceanic landmasses
Archipelagoes is the plural of archipelago—a chain or cluster of islands, or a sea containing many islands.
The Greek Archipelago originally referred to the Aegean Sea, dotted with islands between Greece and Turkey.
Now any island group qualifies: the archipelagoes of Southeast Asia, the Hawaiian archipelago.
Also spelled archipelagos.
Land surrounded by water
- atollsRing-shaped coral islands
- isletsVery small landmasses
- caysLow coral islets
- reefsSubmerged rocky formations
lagoons · chains · shoals · keys · straits · channels · sandbars · seamounts
Southeast Asian archipelago nation
- PhilippinesSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- MaldivesIndian Ocean archipelago nation
- HawaiiPacific island state
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
Aegean · Polynesia · Micronesia · Melanesia · Bahamas · Seychelles · Azores · Canaries
Determining position and course
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- harborsSheltered waters for mooring
- portsShip berths or device jacks
anchorages · lighthouses · ferries · marinas · charts · buoys · tides · currents
Extended journeys by sea
- expeditionsOrganized journeys for exploration
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
- discoveryAct of finding something
- navigatorsThose who direct travel
circumnavigation · Magellan · mapping · uncharted · colonization · wayfinding · charting · landfalls
Range of life forms
- isolationComplete separation from others
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- mangrovesSalt-water coastal trees
- seabirdsOcean-dwelling avians
evolution · Galapagos · conservation · ecosystems · speciation · habitats
islands
Land surrounded by water
reefs · lagoons · chains · shoals · keys · straits · channels · sandbars · seamounts · passages
Indonesia
Southeast Asian archipelago nation
- PhilippinesSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- MaldivesIndian Ocean archipelago nation
- HawaiiPacific island state
Caribbean · Aegean · Polynesia · Micronesia · Melanesia · Bahamas · Seychelles · Azores · Canaries · Faroe
navigation
Determining position and course
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- harborsSheltered waters for mooring
ports · anchorages · lighthouses · ferries · marinas · charts · buoys · tides · currents · passages
voyages
Extended journeys by sea
- expeditionsOrganized journeys for exploration
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
- discoveryAct of finding something
navigators · circumnavigation · Magellan · mapping · uncharted · colonization · wayfinding · charting · landfalls · provisioning
biodiversity
Range of life forms
- isolationComplete separation from others
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- mangrovesSalt-water coastal trees
seabirds · evolution · Galapagos · conservation · ecosystems · speciation · habitats
archipelagoescontinents
Earth's largest landmasses
mainlands · mainland · landmass · continent · terra firma
archipelagoescontinent
Large connected landmass
supercontinent · Pangaea · Eurasia · Africa · hinterland