I recently discovered this webpage which discusses the forgotten places of NYC. NYC is made up of over a dozen islands. Check it out. http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/fromwater/water.html
what are the number of islands that make up New York
An archipelago
18
There are 322 islands and 522 smaller islets.
There are 322 islands and 522 smaller islets.
A chain of islands is often called an "archipelago".
Japan has 6852 islands.
A country with many islands is called an archipelago.
The group could be called an archipelago. An extended line (e.g. from volcanoes) would be an island chain.
A country made up of many islands is called an archipelago. Examples include Indonesia, the Philippines, and the Maldives.
noun, plural ar·chi·pel·a·gos, ar·chi·pel·a·goes. a large group or chain of islands: the Malay Archipelago. any large body of water with many islands. the Archipelago, the Aegean Sea.The collective noun for islands can be a sting of islands, a chain of islands, a cluster of islands, or a group of islands.
The Philippines is made up of 7,641 islands at low tide and 7,107 islands at high tide.
Archipelago is a group or chain of islands.