List of archipelagos

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This is a list of archipelagos, organised by oceans then seas and finally arranged alphabetically.

Arctic Ocean[]

Archipelagos of the Arctic Ocean:

Atlantic Ocean[]

Archipelagos of the Atlantic Ocean:

Along the coast of Europe[]

  • Berlengas
  • British Isles
    • Aran Islands
    • Blasket Islands
    • Copeland Islands
    • Farne Islands
    • Inishkea Islands
    • Hebrides
      • Outer Hebrides
      • Inner Hebrides
    • Ascrib Islands
    • Crowlin Islands
    • Islands of Fleet
      • Murray Isles
    • Islands of the Clyde
    • Isles of Scilly
    • Magharree Islands
    • Isles of Scilly
    • Orkney
    • Shetland Islands
    • Skellig Islands
    • Slate Islands
    • Small Isles
    • Summer Isles
    • Treshnish Isles
  • Channel Islands
    • Chausey
  • Columbretes Islands
  • Cíes Islands
  • Danish Isles
  • Faroe Islands
  • Formigues Islands
  • Glénan Islands
  • Isles of Sicily
  • Lofoten
  • Medes Islands
  • Vestmannaeyjar
  • Þórðarhöfði (Thordarhofdi)

Along the coast of Africa[]

Along the coast of the Americas[]

Macaronesia[]

Archipelagos of Macaronesia:

  • Azores
    • Formigas
  • Canary Islands
    • Chinijo Archipelago
  • Cape Verde
    • Barlavento Islands
    • Sotavento Islands
  • Madeira Islands
    • Desertas Islands
    • Savage Islands

Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia and Gulf Of Finland[]

Archipelagos of the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia and Gulf of Finland:

Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico[]

Archipelagos of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

Caspian Sea[]

Archipelagos of the Caspian Sea:

  • Baku Archipelago
  • Podvodnyye Islands
  • Tyuleniy Archipelago

Mediterranean Sea[]

Archipelagos of the Mediterranean Sea:

  • Aegean Islands
  • Aegadian Islands
  • Aeolian Islands
  • Alhucemas Islands
  • Balearic Islands
  • Brijuni
  • Campanian Archipelago
    • Phlegrean Islands
  • Elaphiti Islands
  • Galite Islands
  • Ionian Islands
  • Isole Tremiti
  • Kerkennah Islands
  • Kornati
  • Ksamil Islands
  • Maddalena Archipelago
  • Maltese Islands
  • Paklinski Islands
  • Pelagie Islands
  • Phlegraean Islands
  • Pityusic Islands
  • Pontine Islands
  • Tuscan Archipelago
  • Venetian Lagoon
  • Zadar Archipelago

North Sea[]

Archipelagos of the North Sea:

  • Frisian Islands (or Wadden Islands)
    • Danish Wadden Sea Islands
    • East Frisian Islands
    • North Frisian Islands
    • North Frisian Barrier Islands
    • West Frisian Islands
  • Southern Gothenburg Archipelago
  • Vega Islands (Vegaøyan)

Indian Ocean[]

Along the coast of Africa[]

  • Bajuni Islands
  • Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon)
  • Chaozil Islands (Malandzamia Islands)
  • Comoro Islands
  • Glorioso Islands
  • Khuriya Muriya Islands
  • Mascarene Islands
  • Mayotte
  • Quirimbas Islands
  • Seychelles Islands
    • African Banks
    • Aldabra Group
    • Amirante Islands
    • La Digue
      • Inner Islands
    • Outer Islands
      • Alphonse Group
      • Amirante Islands
      • Farquhar Group
  • Socotra Archipelago
  • Zanzibar Archipelago

Along the coast of Asia[]

  • Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  • Hawar Islands
  • Langkawi
  • Lakshadweep (Laccadives)
  • Logo Islands (artificial)
  • Logo Islands (other artificial one)
  • Maldives
  • Mentawai Islands
  • Nurana Islands
  • Mergui Archipelago
  • Palm Jumeirah (artificial)
  • The World (artificial)

Along the coast of Australia[]

  • Bonaparte Archipelago
  • Buccaneer Archipelago
  • Houtman Abrolhos
  • Lacepede Islands
  • Lamu Archipelago
  • Mary Anne Group
  • Recherche Archipelago

Outlying archipelagos[]

  • Chagos Archipelago
    • Eagle Islands
  • Crozet Islands
  • Kerguelen Islands
  • Prince Edward Islands

Red Sea[]

Archipelagos in the Red Sea:


Pacific Ocean[]

Along the coast of the Americas[]

Along the coast of Asia[]

  • Amakusa Islands
  • Chàm Islands
  • Côn Đảo
  • Chastye Islands
  • Coco Islands
  • Eugénie Archipelago
  • Japanese archipelago (including Sakhalin)
  • Kinmen Islands
  • Korean Archipelago
  • Kuril Islands
  • Liancourt Rocks
  • Malay Archipelago
    • Great Indonesia Archipelago
      • Asia Islands
      • Ayu Islands
      • Bacan Islands
      • Balabalagan Islands
      • Banda Arc
      • Banda Islands
      • Banggai Islands
      • Bangka Belitung Islands
      • Banyak Islands
      • Barat Daya Islands
        • Babar Islands
      • Boo Islands
      • Derawan Islands
      • Gili Islands
      • Gorong Archipelago
      • Hinako Islands
      • Kangean Islands
      • Karakaralong Islands
      • Karimata Islands
      • Karimun Islands
      • Kepulauan Mentawai
      • Krakatoa Archipelago
      • Kuran Islands
      • Laut Kecil Islands
      • Lease Islands
      • Leti Islands
      • Lingga Islands
      • Lucipara Islands
      • Maluku Islands
        • Aru Islands
        • Kai Islands
        • Penyu Islands
        • Watubela Archipelago
      • Masalembu Islands
      • Mentawai Islands Regency
      • Nias Islands
        • Batu Islands
      • Obi Islands
      • Spermonde Archipelago (Pabbring Islands)
      • Raja Ampat Islands
        • Fam Islands
      • Riau Archipelago
        • Anambas Islands
        • Natuna Islands
        • Riau Islands (separate from the Riau Archipelago)
      • Sabalana Islands
      • Sangihe Islands
      • Schouten Islands (Known as Biak Islands and Geelvink Islands)
      • Selayar Islands
      • Sula Islands Also Known As Xulla Islands
      • Sunda Islands
        • Greater Sunda Islands
        • Lesser Sunda Islands
      • Talaud Islands
      • Tayandu Islands
      • Tengah Islands
      • Thousand Islands (Indonesia)
      • Togian Islands
      • Tudjuh Archipelago
        • Anambas Islands
        • Badas Islands
        • Natuna Islands
        • Tambelan Archipelago
      • Tukangbesi Islands
      • Wakatobi Regency
    • Matanani Islands
    • Perhentian Islands
    • Philippine Islands (Island nation)
  • Ogasawara Islands
  • Penghu Islands
  • Rimsky-Korsakov Archipelago
  • Shantar Islands
  • Shengsi Islands
  • South China Sea Islands
    • Paracel Islands
      • Amphitrite Group
      • Crescent Group
    • Spratly Islands
    • Zhongsha Islands
  • Volcano Islands
  • Yam Islands

Oceania[]

Australia[]

  • Archipelago of the Recherche
  • Beagle Islands
  • Bonaparte Archipelago
  • Breaksea Islands
  • Buccaneer Archipelago
  • Bustard Islands
  • Crocodile Islands
  • Dampier Archipelago
  • Easter Group
  • Fairfax Islands
  • Furneaux Group
  • Governor Islands
  • Home Islands
  • Hunter Islands
  • Islands on the Great Barrier Reef
    • Barrow Islands
    • Brook Islands
    • Fairfax Islands
    • Family Islands
    • Frankland Islands
    • Home Islands
    • Hoskyn Islands
    • Repulse Islands
    • Torres Strait Islands
      • Duncan Islands
    • Turtle Group
    • Two Islands
    • Whitsunday Islands
  • Investigator Group
    • Pearson Isles
  • Kent Group
  • Maatsuyker Islands
  • Middle Pasco Islands
  • Montebello Islands
  • Mud Islands
  • North East Isles
  • Nuyts Archipelago
  • Pearson Islands
  • Pelsaert Group
  • Peron Islands
  • Saint Alouarm Islands
  • Sir Graham Moore Islands
  • Sir Joseph Banks Group
  • Tiwi Islands
  • Vernon Islands
  • Wallabi Group
  • Wellesley Islands
    • South Wellesley Islands
  • Whitsunday Islands

Melanesia[]

  • Bismarck Archipelago
    • Admiralty Islands
    • Duke of York Islands
    • Feni Islands
    • Hermit Archipelago
    • Kaniet Islands
    • Lihir Group
    • Ninigo Islands
    • Schouten Islands
    • St Matthias Islands
    • Tabar Group
    • Tami Islands
    • Tanga Islands
    • Vitu Islands
  • D'Entrecasteaux Islands
  • Fiji Islands
    • Lau Islands (Also known as Lau Group, Eastern Group and Eastern Archipelago)
    • Marmanuca Islands
    • Moala Islands
    • Rotuma Group
    • Viti Levu Group
    • Yasawa Islands
  • Louisiade Archipelago
    • Dumolin Islands
  • New Caledonia (Kanaky)
    • Loyalty Islands
  • New Guinea
  • Shepherd Islands
  • Solomon Islands
    • Duff Islands
    • Santa Cruz Islands
    • Nggela Islands
    • New Georgia Islands
    • Reef Islands
    • Russell Islands
    • Shortland Islands
    • Treasurly Islands
  • Tonga
  • Trobiand Islands
  • Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
    • Banks Islands
    • Maskelyne Islands
    • Mathew and Hunter Islands (Disputed between Vanuatu and France so it could be in here or not)
    • Shephard Islands
    • Torres Islands

Micronesia (Subdivision of Oceania not country)[]

  • Caroline Islands
  • Faichuk Islands
  • Gilbert Islands (Kiribati)
  • Hall Islands
  • Line Islands
  • Mariana Islands
  • Marshall Islands
    • Ralik Chain
    • Ratak Chain
  • Mortlock Islands (Nomoi Islands)
    • Upper Mortlock Islands
  • Palau
  • Phoenix Islands
  • Senyavin Islands

Polynesia[]

  • Adams Rocks
  • Aldermen Islands
  • Antipodes Islands
  • Auckland Islands
  • Bounty Islands
  • Campbell Islands
  • Chatham Islands
  • Cook Islands (Hervey Islands)
  • Folly Islands
  • French Polynesia
    • Acteon Group
    • Austral Islands
    • Gambier Islands
    • Marquesas
    • Rurutu
    • Society Islands
      • Îles du vent (Windward Islands)
      • Îles sous le vent (Leeward Islands)
    • Tuamotus
      • Disappointment Islands
      • Duke of Gloucester Islands
      • King George islands
      • Palliser Islands
      • Raeffsky Islands
      • Two Group Islands
  • Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
    • Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
      • French Frigate Shoals
      • Gardner Pinnacles
  • Mercury Islands
  • New Zealand (main chain)
  • Pitcairn Islands
  • Samoan Islands (Navigators' Islands)
  • Snares Islands
  • Tonga Islands (Friendly Islands)
  • Tokelau (Union Islands)
  • Tuvalu (Ellice Islands)
  • Wallis and Futuna Islands
    • Horne Islands

Southern Ocean[]

Lakes and rivers[]

By population[]

  • Malay Archipelago 380,000,000 inhabitants

Indonesia 267,000,000 Philippines 108,576,000

  • Japanese archipelago

Japan 125,950,000 Sakhalin 498,000 Kuril Islands 19,434

  • British Isles 71,900,000

Great Britain 60,800,000 Ireland 6,572,728

  • Antilles 43,563,500

Greater Antilles 38,400,500 Lesser Antilles 3,950,000 Lucayan Archipelago 443,000 Leeward Antilles 770,000

  • Danish Archipelago 3,000,000
  • Maluku Islands 2,844,131
  • Riau Islands 2,241,570
  • Mascarene Islands 2,195,087
  • Canary Islands 2,153,400
  • Sulu Archipelago 1,996,970
  • Ryukyu Islands 1,550,161
  • Hawaiian Islands

Hawaii 1,415,870

  • Zanzibar Archipelago 1,350,379
  • Comoro Islands 1,153,195
  • Balearic Islands 1,107,200
  • Gulf of Guinea islands 550,695

Bioko 334,463 São Tomé and Príncipe 211,000 Annobón 5,232

  • Cape Verde 550,483
  • Malta 493,559
  • Maldives 374,775
  • Andaman Islands 343,125
  • Madeira 289,000
  • Society Islands 275,918
  • Samoan Islands 257,574
  • Azores 246,772
  • Mariana Islands 228,600
  • Ionian Islands 207,855
  • Channel Islands 169,592
  • Virgin Islands 145,727
  • Caroline Islands 122,368
  • Croatian Archipelago 121,366
  • Cyclades 119,549
  • Gilbert Islands 83,382
  • Frisian Islands 81,341
  • Lakshadweep 70,365
  • Bermuda 64,055
  • Faroe Islands 52,337
  • Hebrides 46,632
  • Nicobar Islands 36,842
  • Tuscan Archipelago 34,389
  • Bissagos Islands 30,000
  • Åland 29,884
  • Caicos Islands 26,519
  • Galapagos Islands 25,124
  • Lofoten 24,500
  • Shetland 23,210
  • Orkney 22,100
  • Grenadines 20,880
  • San Juan Islands 17,582
  • Southern Cook Islands 16,418
  • Kerkennah Islands 15,501
  • Aeolian Islands 15,419
  • Tuamotus 15,346
  • Arctic Archipelago 14,000
  • Bocas del Toro Archipelago 13,000
  • Magdalen Islands 12,781
  • Islands of the Clyde 12,534
  • Marquesas Islands 9,346
  • Line Islands 8,813
  • Aleutian Islands 8,162
  • Austral Islands 6,965
  • Pelagie Islands 6,556
  • Haida Gwaii 4,761
  • Torres Strait Islands 4,514
  • Vestmannaeyjar 4,500
  • Aegadian Islands 4,292
  • Pontine Islands 4,066
  • Falkland Islands 4,000
  • Chagos Archipelago 3,000–5,000
  • Fernando de Noronha 3,061
  • Dahlak Archipelago 3,000
  • Svalbard 2,667
  • Bonin Islands 2,440
  • Isles of Scilly 2,224
  • Gambier Islands 1,533
  • Aran Islands 1,225
  • Northern Cook Islands 1,041
  • Paracel Islands 1,000+
  • Juan Fernandez Islands 900
  • Chatham Islands 663
  • Commander Islands 613
  • Isole Tremiti 489
  • Diomede Islands 135
  • Phoenix Islands 24

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Haparanda skärgård (translated to English by Google Translate)". Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Kalix skärgård (translated to English by Google Translate)". Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Luleå archipelago". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Piteå skärgård (translated to English by Google Translate)". Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Skellefteå kusten (translated to English by Google Translate)". Retrieved 12 May 2011.
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