archipelago

Example Sentences

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The Maldives opposes Mauritian control of the Chagos Islands and argues it has historical claims to the archipelago dating back centuries.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“This dispersal across Europe, like an archipelago of power, will complicate our adversaries’ calculus,” Macron said while standing in front of a French nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine at France’s Île Longue base off the Brittany coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

On the Palm Jumeirah, Dubai's luxury man-made archipelago, the five-star Fairmont The Palm hotel was struck by a large explosion.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Leo will then travel to the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the coast of West Africa, a key point on the migration route to Europe.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

With time, a few dozen regional styles developed over the 1,500-mile length of the Japanese archipelago.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond