Archipelagos
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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
Otros términos
- archipelago [en]