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Major Archipelagos of the World - TSV
A comprehensive list of major archipelagos around the world, classified by area, number of islands, population, and other criteria. This includes the Malay Archipelago, Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Philippine Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Caribbean Islands, Japanese Archipelago, British Isles, and other important island groups distributed across the Earth. These archipelagos play significant roles in geographical features, ecosystems, and human history and culture.
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code slug name description areaKm2 countries islandCount location population
01 malay-archipelago Malay Archipelago The world's largest archipelago, extending from Southeast Asia to Australia. 2870000 ["Indonesia","Philippines","Malaysia","Brunei","East Timor"] 25000 Between Southeast Asia and Australia (between Indian and Pacific Oceans) 380000000
02 canadian-arctic-archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago One of the largest archipelagos by area, located in northern Canada. 1424500 ["Canada"] 36000 Arctic Ocean (northern Canada) 14000
03 philippine-archipelago Philippine Archipelago An archipelago in Southeast Asia consisting of over 7,000 islands. 300000 ["Philippines"] 7641 Southeast Asia, western Pacific Ocean 115600000
04 hawaiian-archipelago Hawaiian Archipelago A volcanic archipelago located in the central North Pacific Ocean. 28311 ["United States"] 132 Central North Pacific Ocean (United States) 1400000
05 caribbean-archipelago Caribbean Archipelago (Antilles) An archipelago in the Caribbean Sea consisting of over 700 islands. 220423 ["Cuba","Dominican Republic","Haiti","Jamaica","Puerto Rico (US)","Bahamas","Trinidad and Tobago","Barbados","Grenada","Saint Lucia","Saint Vincent and the Grenadines","Antigua and Barbuda","Saint Kitts and Nevis","Dominica","and others"] 7000 Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean 43500000
06 japanese-archipelago Japanese Archipelago An archipelago in East Asia consisting of over 6,800 islands. 377944 ["Japan"] 6852 East Asia, Pacific Ocean 126000000
07 british-isles British Isles An archipelago in northwestern Europe consisting of over 6,000 islands. 315159 ["United Kingdom","Ireland","Isle of Man","Guernsey","Jersey"] 6000 Northwestern Europe, Atlantic Ocean 72000000
08 new-zealand-archipelago New Zealand Archipelago An archipelago in the South Pacific consisting of about 600 islands. 268021 ["New Zealand"] 600 South Pacific Ocean (Oceania) 5300000
09 norwegian-archipelago Norwegian Archipelago An archipelago along the Norwegian coast consisting of about 50,000 islands. ["Norway"] 50000 Northern Europe, Arctic Ocean (Norway)
10 aleutian-islands Aleutian Islands A volcanic island arc located between Alaska and Russia. 17666 ["United States","Russia"] 69 North Pacific Ocean (between Alaska, USA and Russia) 8162
11 galapagos-islands Galapagos Islands An archipelago in the eastern Pacific with a unique ecosystem. 8010 ["Ecuador"] 127 Eastern Pacific Ocean (off the coast of Ecuador) 25000
12 maldives Maldives An archipelago of coral reef islands in the Indian Ocean. 298 ["Maldives"] 1200 Indian Ocean (South Asia) 520000