Archipelagos

Esquema

Getty AAT: Objects Facet

Jerarquía

Built Environment (Hierarchy Name) > Settlements and Landscapes > landscapes (environments) > natural landscapes > landforms (terrestrial) > landmasses > islands (landforms) > island groups

Descripción

Areas of dry or relatively dry land or islands surrounded by water or low wetland; island groups considered archipelagos are characterized by compactness and adjacency. The original Greek meaning referred to the water in which such islands were located.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300386854

Otros términos

  • archipelago [en]