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List of archipelagos by number of islands
List of archipelagos by number of islands, islets, reefs, coral reefs and cays
List of archipelagos by number of islands, islets, reefs, coral reefs and cays:
| Name of the archipelago |
Number of islands, islets, reefs, coral reefs and cays
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Location (total number of islands)
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| Archipelago Sea (Åland Archipelago) |
50,000 (Approx.)
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Finland
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| Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
36,563
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Canada
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| Stockholm Archipelago
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34,316
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Sweden
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| Thirty Thousand Islands |
30,000 (approx.)
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Canada
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| Malay Archipelago (inc. Indonesian and Philippine Archipelago)
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25,000 (approx.)
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Indonesia, Philippines, Southeast Asia
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| Indonesian Archipelago
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17,000–18,000 (approx.)
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Indonesia
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| Lake of the Woods Islands |
14,632[1]
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Canada and United States
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| Småland archipelago
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12,740
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Swedish East Coast Archipelago (21,628)
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| Öregrund archipelago |
9,722
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Sweden
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| Östergötland archipelago |
8,888
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Sweden
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| Philippine Archipelago |
7,641[2]
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Philippines
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| Kvarken Archipelago |
6,500
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Finland
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| British Isles |
6,289
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British Isles
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| Södermanland archipelago |
5,371
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Södermanland archipelago, Sweden
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| Bahama Archipelago (Lucayan Archipelago) |
3,200
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The Bahamas
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| Japanese archipelago |
6,852[3]
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Japan
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| Seto Inland Sea |
3,000
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Japan
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| Great Barrier Reef |
2,900 (reefs), 900 (islands)
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Queensland, Australia
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| Ha Long Bay |
1,960–2,000
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Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam
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| Thousand Islands |
1,864
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Saint Lawrence River, Canada–United States border
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| Zhoushan Archipelago |
1,390 (islands)
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China (5,000)
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| Dalmatia |
1,200
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Croatia
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| Maldive Islands |
1,192 (coral islands)
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Maldives
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| Alexander Archipelago |
1,100
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United States
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| West Estonian archipelago |
900[4]
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Estonia
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| Mergui Archipelago
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800
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Myanmar
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| Falkland Islands |
776[5]
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Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
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| New Zealand Archipelago |
600
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New Zealand
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| Recherche Archipelago |
105[6]
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Australia
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See also
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