GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -An archipelago is an area that contains a chain or group of islands scattered in lakes, rivers, or the ocean.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Malay Archipelago, between the Pacific and Indian Oceans, contains more than 25, 000 islands in Southeast Asia. The thousands of islands of Indonesia and Malaysia are a part of the Malay Archipelago.

Detailed explanation-3: -The archipelago consists of an expansive chain of islands located almost in the center of the Pacific Ocean, formed by the northwest movement of the Pacific tectonic plate over a volcanic hotspot where magma rises through the earth’s mantle until it erupts through the seafloor.