| Archipelago (n.) The Grecian Archipelago, or Aegean Sea, separating Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number of small islands. |
| Archipelago (n.) Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands. |
| Arctic Archipelago all the islands that lie to the north of mainland Canada and the Arctic Circle |
| Malay Archipelago / East Indies / East India a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia |
| Bismarck Archipelago a group of islands in the southwestern Pacific to the northeast of New Guinea, part of Papua New Guinea |
| Japan Japanese Islands / Japanese Archipelago a string of more than , islands to the east of Asia extending , miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean |
| Tuamotu Archipelago / Paumotu Archipelago / Low Archipelago a group of aboutcoral islands in French Polynesia |
| Alexander Archipelago a group of islands off southeastern Alaska |
| archipelago a group of many islands in a large body of water |