It is both : the "big island" is named Hawaii, and the entire chain is the state of Hawaii, or "the Hawaiian Islands".
Hawaii is an island archipelago.
The Island of Hawaii is the youngest of the "main" islands.
An island is a piece of land surrounded by water, while an archipelago is a group of islands clustered together in close proximity. Essentially, an archipelago is a collection of islands, while an island refers to a single landmass surrounded by water.
The Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii) are an archipelago.
largest island in the antilles archipelago
Hawaii.
I believe that Bali is an archipelago island because Lombok near Bali is also an archipelago island.
No. But it is part of an archipelago.
There is only one state of the US that is in the Pacific Ocean, and that would be Hawaii.
Hawaii was made from cooled volcanic ashes
No, Hawaii is an island, Hawaii is now a state, the Hawaiian Islands are an island chain (archipelago) that are actually the Southeastern (or Windward) islands of a larger chain - the Hawaiian Emperor Seamount Chain. Either way, not a continent, never was, not even considered.
Yes, the Hawaiian Islands are properly called an Archipelago.