archipelago
Example Sentences
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Scientists expected the opposite, but polar bears in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard have become fatter and healthier since the early 1990s, all while sea ice has steadily declined due to climate change.
From BBC
The Philippines - an archipelago nation of 7,100 islands - has a long history of maritime disasters involving inter-island ferries.
From BBC
The archipelago nation on January 15 became the third country in Southeast Asia -- following Indonesia and Malaysia -- to block the chatbot amid a global backlash.
From Barron's
The UK will hand sovereignty of the archipelago back to Mauritius, but it will lease Diego Garcia for a period of 99 years - at an average cost of £101m a year.
From BBC
The UK government has previously argued that its deal resolved a long-standing dispute over the sovereignty of the archipelago, while securing the military base for decades to come.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.