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Originally meaning an island-studded sea, such as the Aegean Sea, but now referring to a group of islands, such as the Bismarck Archipelago, to the east of Papua New Guinea.

For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box. Archipelagos are located far from a plate boundary (in the middle of a Tectonic Plate) such as the Hawaiin islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean Plate.

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