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EncyclopediaArchipelagoArchipelago (ärkipel'ugō) [key][Ital., from Gr.=chief sea], ancient name of the Aegean Sea, later applied to the numerous islands it contains. The word now designates any cluster of islands. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Archipelago from Infoplease:
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- Malay Archipelago - Malay Archipelago Malay Archipelago, great island group of SE Asia, formerly called the East ...
- Zhoushan Archipelago - Zhoushan Archipelago Zhoushan Archipelago , NE Zhejiang prov., China, in the East China Sea, at the ...
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