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, situated between the Gulf Of Bothnia and the Gulf Of Finland , the largest archipelago in the world by the number of islands.]] An archipelago is a chain or cluster of and, later, usage shifted to refer to the Aegean Islands (since the sea is remarkable for its large number of islands). It is now used to generally refer to any island group or, sometimes, to a sea containing a large number of scattered islands like the Aegean. Archipelagoes are usually found in the open sea; less commonly, a large Land Mass may neighbour them. Archipelagoes are often Volcanic , forming along Mid-ocean Ridge s or Hotspots , but there are many other processes involved in their construction, including Erosion and Deposition . The four largest modern states that are mainly archipelagos are Japan , the Philippines , New Zealand , and Indonesia . SEE ALSO
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