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archipelago

[ahr-kuh-pel-uh-goh] / ˌɑr kəˈpɛl əˌgoʊ /


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A third British man left the Hondius on April 14 on the South Atlantic Archipelago of Tristan da Cunha and was treated in isolation there.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The Chagos Islands have been under British control since 1814 and became formally established as an overseas territory after the UK government bought the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote places on Earth.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2024

They conducted fieldwork during three flowering seasons between 2020 and 2022 on five islands of the Ryukyu Archipelago.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

“Oh! I know what you mean. Maybe, if it points the way home—and if I don’t have a home in the Archipelago anymore—maybe now it points the way to get one.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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