Tag: Greek geography

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The Aegean Sea was traditionally known as X, which in Greek means ‘chief sea’. In English, this word now refers to something else in the field of geography. This is derived from the way the Aegean Sea looks like.
What is X ?

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Archipelago
An archipelago is a group of islands scattered in a body of water, such as a lake, river, or ocean.
Most archipelagos are formed by volcanoes erupting from the ocean floor. For example, the Hawaiian archipelago was formed by a series of volcanic eruptions that began over 80 million years ago.
Archipelagos can also be formed by tectonic displacement.
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