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Q: What is and archipielago?
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Archipelagos in Latin America?

Some of them would be:Revillagigedo Archipielago (Mexico)Archipielago de las Perlas (Panama)Archipielago de San Bernardo (Colombia)Wellington Archipielago (Chile)Falkland Islands (UK/Argentina)Fernando de Noronha Islands (Brazil)


What are groups of islands called in Latin America?

archipielago


Name one archipielago?

== == A group or cluster of scattered islands.


What country governs the Revillagigedo Islands?

Mexico qualifies as such. The Revillagigedo archipielago is part of the state of Colima.


What are the previous names given to the Philippines?

# Archipielago de San Lazaro # Las Islas de oriente # Las Islas de Poniente # archipielago de Magallanes # Archipielago de Celebes # Pearl of the Orient Seas # Isles of Hope # Isles of Fear # Emerald Islands # Treasure Islands of the Pacific # Keys of the World # Garden Spot of the Pacific # The only Christian Country in the Orient # The First Christian Commonwealth in the Pacific # The Show-Window of Democracy in the Pacific # Tagala # Ophir # Filipinas


Is there an island called Island of Fernandez?

Archipielago Juan Fernadez: three islands in the South Pacific, at 600 km from Chile, Chilean territory.


What archipelago does Hamilton Island belong?

It belongs to the whitsunday Islands archipielago located norhteast of Australia. This Islands have been tourist oriented in their development.


What is the Spanish name for the galapagos islands?

The Galapagos Islands are also known as the "Enchanted Islands" or by their original name: Archipielago de Colon.


Are the Galapagos Islands named after the Galapagos tortoise?

Yes, the Galapagos Islands were named after the Galapagos Giant Tortoises that inhabit this Archipelago. Although the correct political name given by Ecuador (country to which these Islands belong) is: Archipielago de Colon.


Why is mariana trench called mariana trench?

Named for the Mariana Islands which lie just to the east of the trench. The islands were named after Spanish Queen Mariana of Austria in the 17th century, when Spain started the colonization of the archipielago of islands.


Which island groups saperate the Caribbean sea from the gulf of Mexico and the alintic ocean?

The "West Indies". This group includes most of the islands in the Caribbean, including Cuba, The Bahamas, Haiti/Dominican Republic, or Puerto Rico. This group is in turn subdivided into Greater and Lesser Antilles as well as the Lucayan Archipielago.


Latin american archipelago?

Latin America is the cultural region spanning Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America. As such, some archipelagos found within the region include:The BahamasArquipelago de Abrolhos (Brazil)Banco Chinchorro (Mexico)Cayos Siete Hermanos (Dominican Republic)Archipielago Los Roques (Venezuela)