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What is the difference between Archipelago and Island?

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Esther

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Answered Jun 02, 2020

Archipelago and Islands are connected to one another, but there are differences between them. An island is a piece of land that has water on every side of it. Islands are normally formed from large areas of land. There are four types of islands, which include coral islands, continental islands, tectonic islands, and oceanic islands. Some islands are so large that they are larger than countries.

Archipelago and Islands are connected to one another, but there are differences between them. An
Examples of islands include Barbados and Sri Lanka. Archipelagos are related to islands, for they are a collection of islands. Because of this, an island is seen as a subset of the archipelago. Examples of archipelagos include the Caribbean or Hawaiian Archipelago.

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T. Perez

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Answered May 20, 2020

An island is land that is surrounded by water on every side. Large masses of land usually form islands, consisting of four different kinds. These include continental islands, oceanic islands, tectonic islands, and coral islands.

An archipelago is a collection of islands, examples being the Hawaiian archipelago and Caribbean archipelago. These groups of islands are rampant with a plethora of beautiful beaches and water parks. It is a collection of many islands with their beaches and resorts. Some examples of islands are Sri Lanka, British Isles, O’ahu, and Barbados.

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