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	An '''archipelago''' ({{PronEng\|ɑrkəˈpɛləgoʊ}}) (ark-ə-PĔLL-ə-gō) is a chain or cluster of ]s. The word ''archipelago'' literally means "chief ]", from ] ''arkhon'' (''arkhi''-) ("leader") and ''pelagos'' ("sea"). In ], the '''Archipelago''' (Greek: Αρχιπέλαγος) was the proper name for the ] and, later, usage shifted to refer to the ] (since the sea is remarkable for its large number of islands). It is now used to generally refer to any island group or, sometimes, to a sea containing a large number of scattered islands like the ].

	== Types of Archipelagos ==
	Archipelagos are usually found in the open sea; less commonly, a large ] may neighbor them, an example being ] which has more than 700 islands surrounding the mainland. Archipelagoes are often ], forming along ]s or ], but there are many other processes involved in their construction, including ], ], and ].

	The four largest modern states that are mainly archipelagos are ], the ], the ] and ] (the world's largest archipelagic state according to the CIA World Factbook) .

	The largest archipelago in the world by size is in ], the ], situated in the ]. {{fact\|date=May 2008}}




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	], situated between the ] and the ], the largest archipelago in the world by the number of islands.{{Fact\|date=February 2008}}]]

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