archipelago
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Authorities, treading a delicate line in managing an increasing number of visitors, began last year to recruit more than 500 young men from communities across the archipelago as police "homeguards".
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Oceanwide’s roots stretch back to the Plancius Foundation, a Dutch research program formed in the 1980s that conducted annual expeditions to Svalbard, the Norwegian archipelago where Longyearbyen is located.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 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 MV Hondius was denied its plans to dock in the West African archipelago, and remained anchored off its coast for several days before it set off towards the Canary Islands on Wednesday.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Instead, it was an archipelago of cities that acknowledged Tiwanaku’s religious preeminence.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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