archipiélago

Definitions of archipiélago
  1. noun
    a group of many islands in a large body of water
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    examples:
    Tierra del Fuego
    an archipelago off southern South America; separated from the continent by the Strait of Magellan; islands are administered by Chile and by Argentina
    laca de China
    a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
    type of:
    tierra, tierra firme
    the solid part of the earth's surface
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