🌴 Archipelagos of the World

These are the world’s most notable archipelagos — chains and clusters of islands from tropical volcanic arcs to glacially carved skerry fields. Each profile shows where the archipelago is, which country it belongs to, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

456 archipelagos from 54 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any archipelago for its full profile.

Africa (20) Americas (91) Antarctica (18) Asia (90) Europe (158) Oceania (57)

Africa (20 archipelagos)

Americas (91 archipelagos)

Antarctica (18 archipelagos)

Asia (90 archipelagos)

Europe (158 archipelagos)

Oceania (57 archipelagos)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.