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Major Archipelagos of the World - YAML

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: "01"
  slug: "malay-archipelago"
  name: "Malay Archipelago"
  description: "The world's largest archipelago, extending from Southeast Asia to Australia."
  location: "Between Southeast Asia and Australia (between Indian and Pacific Oceans)"
  areaKm2: 2870000
  islandCount: 25000
  population: 380000000
  countries:
    - "Indonesia"
    - "Philippines"
    - "Malaysia"
    - "Brunei"
    - "East Timor"
- code: "02"
  slug: "canadian-arctic-archipelago"
  name: "Canadian Arctic Archipelago"
  description: "One of the largest archipelagos by area, located in northern Canada."
  location: "Arctic Ocean (northern Canada)"
  areaKm2: 1424500
  islandCount: 36000
  population: 14000
  countries:
    - "Canada"
- code: "03"
  slug: "philippine-archipelago"
  name: "Philippine Archipelago"
  description: "An archipelago in Southeast Asia consisting of over 7,000 islands."
  location: "Southeast Asia, western Pacific Ocean"
  areaKm2: 300000
  islandCount: 7641
  population: 115600000
  countries:
    - "Philippines"
- code: "04"
  slug: "hawaiian-archipelago"
  name: "Hawaiian Archipelago"
  description: "A volcanic archipelago located in the central North Pacific Ocean."
  location: "Central North Pacific Ocean (United States)"
  areaKm2: 28311
  islandCount: 132
  population: 1400000
  countries:
    - "United States"
- code: "05"
  slug: "caribbean-archipelago"
  name: "Caribbean Archipelago (Antilles)"
  description: "An archipelago in the Caribbean Sea consisting of over 700 islands."
  location: "Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean"
  areaKm2: 220423
  islandCount: 7000
  population: 43500000
  countries:
    - "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"
- code: "06"
  slug: "japanese-archipelago"
  name: "Japanese Archipelago"
  description: "An archipelago in East Asia consisting of over 6,800 islands."
  location: "East Asia, Pacific Ocean"
  areaKm2: 377944
  islandCount: 6852
  population: 126000000
  countries:
    - "Japan"
- code: "07"
  slug: "british-isles"
  name: "British Isles"
  description: "An archipelago in northwestern Europe consisting of over 6,000 islands."
  location: "Northwestern Europe, Atlantic Ocean"
  areaKm2: 315159
  islandCount: 6000
  population: 72000000
  countries:
    - "United Kingdom"
    - "Ireland"
    - "Isle of Man"
    - "Guernsey"
    - "Jersey"
- code: "08"
  slug: "new-zealand-archipelago"
  name: "New Zealand Archipelago"
  description: "An archipelago in the South Pacific consisting of about 600 islands."
  location: "South Pacific Ocean (Oceania)"
  areaKm2: 268021
  islandCount: 600
  population: 5300000
  countries:
    - "New Zealand"
- code: "09"
  slug: "norwegian-archipelago"
  name: "Norwegian Archipelago"
  description: "An archipelago along the Norwegian coast consisting of about 50,000 islands."
  location: "Northern Europe, Arctic Ocean (Norway)"
  areaKm2: null
  islandCount: 50000
  population: null
  countries:
    - "Norway"
- code: "10"
  slug: "aleutian-islands"
  name: "Aleutian Islands"
  description: "A volcanic island arc located between Alaska and Russia."
  location: "North Pacific Ocean (between Alaska, USA and Russia)"
  areaKm2: 17666
  islandCount: 69
  population: 8162
  countries:
    - "United States"
    - "Russia"
- code: "11"
  slug: "galapagos-islands"
  name: "Galapagos Islands"
  description: "An archipelago in the eastern Pacific with a unique ecosystem."
  location: "Eastern Pacific Ocean (off the coast of Ecuador)"
  areaKm2: 8010
  islandCount: 127
  population: 25000
  countries:
    - "Ecuador"
- code: "12"
  slug: "maldives"
  name: "Maldives"
  description: "An archipelago of coral reef islands in the Indian Ocean."
  location: "Indian Ocean (South Asia)"
  areaKm2: 298
  islandCount: 1200
  population: 520000
  countries:
    - "Maldives"