archipelago
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Leaping from a small boat in choppy waters off India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands, George Washington jumps on board the only ferry service connecting hundreds of communities across the strategic archipelago.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
As part of a $9-billion plan, New Delhi is building a megaport, an airport and city on the Great Nicobar island, at the southern end of the archipelago.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
The MV Hondius, carrying around 150 people, was anchored off Tenerife, the largest island in the archipelago near northwest Africa, Spain’s Health Ministry said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
The Dutch government said the ship stopped at St Helena on its way to Cape Verde, an archipelago nation off the West African coast.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
That is true, for instance, of the Societies, Samoa, the Marquesas, and especially Hawaii, the Polynesian archipelago with the highest mountains.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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