2006-07-21 03:54:25 · 6 answers · asked by indiegurl 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
archipelago - philippines is one of them
2006-07-21 08:24:08 · answer #1 · answered by belle♥ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. Archipelagoes usually occur in the open sea; less commonly, a large land mass may neighbour them. Archipelagoes are often volcanic, forming along mid-ocean ridges or hotspots, but there are many other processes involved in their construction, including erosion and deposition.
The word archipelago literally means "chief sea", from Greek arkhi (leader) and pelagos (sea) and principally refers to the Aegean Sea (Greek αÏÏιÏÎλαγοÏ, Italian Arcipelago).The Aegean Sea is located between Greece in the west and Turkey in the east. In the Aegean, the Venetian Dukes of the Archipelago ruled from Naxos, 1210–1566.
See list of archipelagos in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archipelago
2006-07-21 14:08:23 · answer #2 · answered by Blah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an archipelago. This is the correct spelling.
2006-07-21 11:10:02 · answer #3 · answered by Ambria 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
archipelago
2006-07-21 11:19:33 · answer #4 · answered by chon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
archipeligo
2006-07-21 10:57:26 · answer #5 · answered by CALLIE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
archaepelago?
2006-07-21 10:58:53 · answer #6 · answered by omniscient omnivore 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋