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Philippines - Located in the western Pacific Ocean, Southeast Asia.

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Philippines -

The Philippines archipelago consists of over 7,000 islands.

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Vanuatu, Oceania - Located in the South Pacific.

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Vanuatu, Oceania - It's an archipelago of around 80 islands spanning some 1,300 km.

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The Bahamas - Located in the Atlantic Ocean.

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The Bahamas - The archipelagic state consists of more than 700 islands and 200 coral cays (sandy islands formed over reefs).

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Finland - Location: Baltic Sea/Archipelago Sea.

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Finland - Finland boasts some 179,000 islands, the vast majority of which are concentrated in the Archipelago Sea—the largest island group in the world!

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Palau, Oceania - Located in the western Pacific Ocean.

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Palau, Oceania - An archipelago of over 500 islands with the largest, Babeldaob, home to the nation's capital.

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Tierra del Fuego, Argentina - Located across the Strait of Megellan, Pacific/Atlantic oceans.

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Tierra del Fuego, Argentina - The main island, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, together with a cluster of smaller islands, form Cape Horn—the southernmost tip of South America.

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Maldives - Located in the Indian Ocean.

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Maldives - The idyllic island nation is composed of 26 atolls, which are made up of more than 1,000 coral islands.

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Bora Bora, French Polynesia - Located in the South Pacific, northwest of Tahiti. 

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Bora Bora, French Polynesia - A cluster of idylic, sand-fringed islets surround Mt. Otemanu, a 727 m dormant volcano.

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Svalbard, Norway - Located in the Arctic Ocean.

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Svalbard, Norway - The island cluster that makes up the Svalbard archipelago is one of the world's northernmost inhabited areas, although only three islands are populated.

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Phi Phi Islands, Thailand - Located in the Strait of Malacca.

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Phi Phi Islands, Thailand - This six-island group lies southeast of Phuket and is part of Hat Nopparat Thara-Ko Phi Phi National Park.

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Japan - Located in the Pacific Ocean.

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Japan - The entire country is an archipelago of 3,000 islands, many prone to volcanic and seismic activity.

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Fiji, Oceania - Located in the South Pacific.

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Fiji, Oceania - An archipelago of more than 300 islands, of which around 100 are inhabited.

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Kerguelen Islands, French territory -

Located in the southern Indian Ocean.

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Kerguelen Islands, French territory -

Also known as the Desolation Islands, this remote archipelago comprises one main island, Grande Terre, and a further 300 smaller islands and islets.

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Hawaii, USA - Located in the central Pacific Ocean.

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Hawaii, USA - Hundreds of islands make up the volcanic archipelago, but the destination is mainly known for six main islands.

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New Caledonia, French territory - Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean.

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New Caledonia, French territory - Dozens of islands constitute the archipelago, known for its dazzling lagoons.

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Langkawi, Malaysia - Located in the Andaman Sea. 

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Langkawi, Malaysia - Moored off the country's northwestern coast, the Langkawi archipelago is composed of 99 islands. 

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New Zealand, Oceania - Located in southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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New Zealand, Oceania - Consisting of two main islands, North Island and South Island, and around 600 smaller islands.

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Aleutian Islands, USA/Russia - Located in the Pacific Ocean/Bering Sea.

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Aleutian Islands, USA/Russia -

The chain of volcanic islands lies off the coast of Alaska and comprises five island groups.

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Azores, Portugal - Located in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Azores, Portugal - Nine islands make up the volcanically-active archipelago, extending more than 600 km.

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Bermuda, British territory - Located in the western North Atlantic Ocean.

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Bermuda, British territory - An archipelago of seven main islands complemented by a further 170 islets and rocks.

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Florida Keys, USA - Located in the Atlantic Ocean/Gulf of Mexico.

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Florida Keys, USA - A coral cay archipelago of around 1,700 islands stretching from the southern tip of Florida to Key West.

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Aegean Islands, Greece/Turkey - Located in the Aegean Sea.

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Aegean Islands, Greece/Turkey - Better known by the collective term Greek Islands, some of the 6,000 or so islands fall within the boundaries of the Ionian Sea. The Aegean Sea itself was once known as the Archipelago Sea.

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Cape Verde - Located in the central Atlantic Ocean.

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Cape Verde - Anchored off the west coast of Africa, the archipelago consists of 10 volcanic islands.

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Bazaruto, Mozambique - Located in the Mozambique Channel.

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Bazaruto, Mozambique - The Bazaruto archipelago is a group of six islands sited off the mainland city of Vilankulo.

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Virgin Islands, British/US territory - Located in the Caribbean Sea.

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Virgin Islands, British/US territory -

Part of the Lesser Antilles, the Virgin Islands archipelago is divided into the US Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands.

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Galapagos Islands, Ecuador - Located in the Pacific Ocean. The 21 islands that make up the archipelago are all prime wildlife-viewing destinations.

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Balearic Islands, Spain - Located in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Balearic Islands, Spain - The archipelago consists of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera, embroidered by minor islands and islets.

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Isles of Scilly, England -

Located in the Celtic Sea (Atlantic Ocean).

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Isles of Scilly, England - A scattering of around 170 islands, of which the six largest are populated.

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Frisian Islands, Netherlands/Germany/Denmark - Located in the North Sea.

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Frisian Islands, Netherlands/Germany/Denmark -

Also known as the Wadden Islands, most of the archipelago consists of environmentally protected areas.

See also: The world's most colorful coral reefs

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