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Japan is made up of a long chain of islands What do geographers call such an island chain?
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an archipelago
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What island chain is Grenada part of?
Grenada is part of a chain of islands called? It is part of the Caribbean Islands.
A group of many islands is what type of landform?
An archipelago (also called an island group or island chain) is a group of islands.
Is Hawaii an island chain?
Yes, Hawaii is an island. It is the largest of the 8 main Hawaiian islands, also known as the Big Island.
What island chain is famous for shield volcanoes?
The Hawaiian Islands, or Hawaii
What does volcanic island arc mean?
Volcanic arcs form at plate subduction zones. Island arcs are volcanic islands that form over "hot spots" in the Earth's mantle. Because the islands are moving with the oceanic plate, they eventually are removed from the hot spot, forming a chain of islands in the direction of the plate movement.
What do geographers call such an an island chain?
Geographers call an island chain an Archipelago.
What do geographers call a long chain of islands like Japan?
The name for a cluster or chain of islands is "archipelago". (More technically, it would apply to a chain of islands like Hawaii, which are all formed from the same tectonic / volcanic source.)
What is the difference between an island arc and an island chain?
An island chain is a chain of islands that form in the middle of a plate. Example: Hawaii An island arc is a string of islands that form on a plate boundary. Example: Japan
What russian island chain is immediately northeast of Japan?
The Kuril islands.
Does Japan have a coast?
Japan is an archipelago, or a chain of islands. An island is surrounded by water, so the edges of every island are coasts.
What is the island chain off the South-West coast of Japan?
Izu Islands
What do geographers call an island chain?
archipelago
What islands were loss by Japan after World War 2?
one half of Sakalin island and the Kurile chain of islands
What is smallarea of land surrounded by waterhawaii and Japan?
An Island... or in these specific cases an archipelago, a chain of islands
What is the name the island chain in the south of japan that extends all the way to Taiwan?
The Ryukyu Islands
Is Japan's territorial dispute with Russia is over four small islands in the Kurile Island chain?
Yes
What is a line of islands?
Island Chain
