Countries and islands
Seas and islands
Often such islands are combined into one unit, which are surrounded by the same sea or ocean. These include popular vacation destinations such as the islands in the Baltic and Norse Seas, the islands in the Mediterranean or the islands in the Caribbean.
Popular island groups
An archipelago or group of islands is a group of islands that are located near each other and together form a geographical unit. Archipelagos can consist of small islands that are only a few square kilometers in size, or large islands that cover hundreds of square kilometers. Some island groups, such as the Azores or the Canary Islands, are volcanic in origin and consist of the tops of extensive underwater volcanoes, while others are formed from sandbanks or coral reefs. Island groups can be found in all parts of the world, from tropical archipelagos in the Pacific to the Scottish Islands in the North Atlantic.
