WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Malay Archipelago, largest group of islands in the world, consisting of the more than 17, 000 islands of Indonesia and the approximately 7, 000 islands of the Philippines.

Detailed explanation-2: -Several large countries are archipelagos. Some examples are Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Vacationing on island chains could take you all over the globe!

Detailed explanation-3: -A body of water that contains many closely scattered islands can also be called an “archipelago". The Hawaiian islands, the Aleutian Islands, the Florida Keys, Bermuda, The Bahamas, the Philippines, the Canary Islands, Indonesia, and islands in the Aegean Sea are all examples of archipelagos.

Detailed explanation-4: -The largest archipelago in the world was formed by glacial retreat. 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-5: -Located in the Pacific Ocean near the equator, the Republic of the Philippines consists of around 7, 640 islands-about 2, 000 of which are inhabited-that form an archipelago.