List of archipelagos
This is a list of archipelagos, organised by oceans, then seas, then finally arranged alphabetically, with geographically isolated islands included as well.
Arctic Ocean
Archipelagos of the Arctic Ocean:- Arctic Alaska
- *Kasegaluk Lagoon Islands
- *Midway Islands
- *Pye Islands
- *Pencil Islands
- *Seahorse Islands
- Bear Island
- Canadian Arctic Archipelago
- *Akvitlak Islands
- *Arvalik Islands
- *Astronomical Society Islands
- *Bate Islands
- *Belcher Islands
- *Berens Islands
- *Beverly Islands
- *Bird Islands
- *Bjorne Islands
- *Cape Chidley Islands
- *Cape Hope Islands
- *Carter Islands
- *Champan Islands
- *Cheere Islands
- *Clarence Islands
- *Copeland Islands
- *Crown Prince Islands
- *Digges Islands
- *Duke of York Archipelago
- *Finlayson Islands
- *Harrison Islands
- *Hay Islands
- *Hecla and Fury Islands
- *Hovgaard Islands
- *Keith Islands
- *Leo Islands
- *Low Islands
- *Martin Islands
- *Miles Islands
- *Minto Islands
- *Nastapoka Islands
- *Nauyan Islands
- *Nuvuk Islands
- *Outcast Islands
- *Outpost Islands
- *Paint Hills Islands
- *Plover Islands
- *Queen Elizabeth Islands
- **Cheyne Islands
- **Fay Islands
- **Findlay Group
- **Gretha Islands
- **Marvin Islands
- **Parry Islands
- ***Berkeley Islands
- ****Hosken Islands
- **Sverdrup Islands
- *Sisters Islands
- *Tasmania Islands
- *Tennent Islands
- *Twin Islands
- *Saneruarsuk Islands
- *Solomons Temple Islands
- *Spicer Islands
- *Strutton Islands
- Greenland
- *Achton Friis Islands
- *Bonsall Islands
- *Cape Farewell Archipelago
- *Carey Islands
- *Danske Islands
- *Franske Islands
- *Harvard Islands
- *Upernavik Archipelago
- Jan Mayen
- Northern Norway
- *Lofoten
- *Vegaøyan
- *Vesterålen
;Svalbard
Atlantic Ocean
Archipelagos of the Atlantic Ocean:Along the coast of Europe
- Berlengas
- *Estelas Islets
- *Farilhões-Forcados Islets
- British Isles
- Channel Islands
- *Chausey
- Columbretes Islands
- Cíes Islands
- Danish Isles
- Faroe Islands
- *Norðoyar
- Formigues Islands
- Glénan Islands
- Iceland
- *Vestmannaeyjar
- Lofoten
- Medes Islands
Along the coast of Africa
- Arquipélago dos Bijagós
- Baboon Islands
- Bight of Bonny Islands
- *Annobón
- *Bioko
- *São Tomé e Príncipe
- Bissagos Islands
- Islas de Elobey
- Islas Kai Hai
- Saint Helena
- Tristan da Cunha
- Turtle Islands, Sierra Leone
- Îles de Los
Macaronesia
Archipelagos of Macaronesia:- Azores
- *Formigas
- Canary Islands
- *Chinijo Archipelago
- Cape Verde
- *Barlavento Islands
- *Sotavento Islands
- Madeira Islands
- *Desertas Islands
- *Savage Islands
Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia and Gulf of Finland
;Archipelagos of the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia and Gulf of Finland:Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico
;Archipelagos of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico- Archipelago of San Bernando
- Cayman Islands
- Florida Keys
- Rosario Islands
- Swan Islands
- West Indies: Antilles
- *Greater Antilles
- **Cuban Islands
- ***Colorados Archipelago
- ***Cannarreos Archipelago
- ***Jardines de la Reina
- ***Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago
- **Puerto Rican Islands
- *Lesser Antilles
- **Leeward Islands
- ***Petite Terre islands
- ***Virgin Islands
- ****British Virgin Islands
- *****Dog Islands
- *****Little Sisters
- *****Seal Dog Islands
- ****US Virgin Islands
- ***Îles des Saintes
- **Leeward Antilles
- ***ABC Islands
- ***Las Aves Archipelago
- ***Los Hermanos Archipelago
- ***Los Monjes Archipelago
- ***Los Roques Archipelago
- ***Los Testigos Islands
- **Lucayan Archipelago
- ***Abacos Islands
- ***Bimini Islands
- ***Berry Islands
- ***Cat Cays
- ***Deadman Cays
- ***Double Headed Shot Cays
- ***Elbow Cays
- ***Factory Cays
- ***Inagua Islands
- ***Plana Cays
- ***Schooner Cays
- ***Water Cays
- ***Victory Cays
- ****Turks and Caicos
- *****Six Hill Cays
- **Windward Islands
- ***Brooks Rocks
- ***Cow And Calves Islands
- ***Grenadines
Caspian Sea
Archipelagos of the Caspian Sea:- Baku Archipelago
- Podvodnyye Islands
- Tuledi Araldary
- Tyuleniy Archipelago
Mediterranean Sea
;Archipelagos of the Mediterranean SeaNorth Sea
Archipelagos of the North Sea:- Frisian Islands
- *Danish Wadden Sea Islands
- *East Frisian Islands
- *North Frisian Islands
- *North Frisian Barrier Islands
- *West Frisian Islands
- Gothenburg Archipelago
- Vega Islands
Bering Strait
Archipelagos of the Bering Strait:Indian Ocean
Archipelagos of the Indian Ocean:Along the coast of Africa
- Bajuni Islands
- Cargados Carajos Shoals
- Choazil Islands
- Comoro Islands
- Glorioso Islands
- Khuriya Muriya Islands
- Mascarene Islands
- Mayotte
- Quirimbas Islands
- Seychelles
- *African Banks
- *Aldabra Group
- *La Digue
- **Inner Islands
- *Outer Islands
- **Alphonse Group
- **Amirante Islands
- **Farquhar Group
- Socotra Archipelago
- Zanzibar Archipelago
- Mafia Archipelago
- Songosongo Archipelago
Along the coast of Asia
- Ad Dimaniyat Islands
- Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands
- *Andaman Islands
- *Ritchie's Archipelago
- **Twin Islands
- *Nicobar Islands
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands
- Bahrain Archipalego
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Hawar Islands
- Langkawi
- Lakshadweep
- Logo Islands
- Logo Islands
- Maldives
- Mentawai Islands
- Nurana Islands
- Mergui Archipelago
- Palm Jumeirah
- The World
Along the coast of Australia
- Bonaparte Archipelago
- Buccaneer Archipelago
- Houtman Abrolhos
- *Wallabi Group
- *Easter Group
- *Pelsaert Group
- Lacepede Islands
- Lamu Archipelago
- Mary Anne Group
- Recherche Archipelago
Outlying archipelagos
Red Sea
Archipelagos in the Red Sea:- Dahlak Archipelago
- Farasan Islands
- Hanish Islands
- Hurghada Archipelago
- Sa'ad ad-Din Islands
- Seven Brothers Islands
- Suakin Archipelago
- Zubair Group
Pacific Ocean
Archipelagos of the Pacific Ocean:Along the coast of the Americas
- Aleutian Islands
- *Andreanof Islands
- *Bolshoi Islands
- *Delarof Islands
- *Fox Islands
- *Islands of Four Mountains
- *Komandorski Islands
- *Kudomin Islands
- *Near Islands
- *Rat Islands
- *Semidi Islands
- *Shumagin Islands
- Alexander Archipelago
- Archipelagoes of Patagonia
- *Guaitecas Archipelago '
- *Guayaneco Archipelago '
- *Chonos Archipelago '
- *Diego Ramírez Islands '
- *Katalalixar Archipielago
- *Madre de Dios Archipelago
- *Pearl Islands
- *Queen Adelaide Archipelago '
- *Tierra del Fuego '
- *Wollaston Islands '
- *Wellington Archipelago
- Baranof Archipelago
- Barren Islands
- Bird Rocks
- Broughton Archipelago
- Channel Islands of California
- Chiloé Archipelago '
- Chinchas Islands
- Chriswell Islands
- Coronado Islands
- Desventuradas Islands
- Easter Island
- Farallon Islands
- Flat Islands
- Galápagos Islands
- Goose Group
- Gulf Islands
- Haida Gwaii
- Islas Secas
- Juan Fernández Islands
- Minx Islands
- Pleiades Islands
- Pribilof Islands
- Renell Islands
- Revillagigedo Islands
- San Juan Islands
Along the coast of Asia
- Amakusa Islands
- Banzhou Archipelago
- Chàm Islands
- Côn Đảo
- Changsan Archipelago
- Chastye Islands
- Coco Islands
- Chumphon Islands
- Eugénie Archipelago
- Fishers' Islands
- Japanese archipelago
- *Bonin Islands
- *Habomi Islands
- *Nanpō Islands
- *Ryukyu Archipelago
- **Okinawa Islands
- ***Aguni Islands
- ***Iheya-Izena Islands
- ***Kerama Islands
- ***Yokatsu Islands
- **Sakishima Islands
- ***Miyako Islands
- ***Yaeyama Islands
- **Satsunan Islands
- ***Amami Islands
- ***Tokara Islands
- ***Ōsumi Islands
- **Daitō Islands
- Indonesian Archipelago
- **Asia Islands
- **Ayu Islands
- **Bacan Islands
- **Balabalagan Islands
- **Banda Arc
- **Banda Islands
- **Banggai Islands
- ***Bowokan Islands
- **Bangka Belitung Islands
- **Banyak Islands
- **Barat Daya Islands
- ***Babar Islands
- **Boo Islands
- **Derawan Islands
- **Erà Islands
- **Gili Islands
- **Gorong Archipelago
- **Hinako Islands
- **Kangean Islands
- **Karakaralong Islands
- **Karimata Islands
- **Karimun Islands
- **Kepulauan Mentawai
- **Krakatoa Archipelago
- **Kuran Islands
- **Laut Kecil Islands
- **Lease Islands
- **Leti Islands
- **Lingga Islands
- **Lucipara Islands
- **Maluku Islands
- ***Aru Islands
- ***Kai Islands
- ***Penyu Islands
- ***Watubela Archipelago
- **Masalembu Islands
- **Mentawai Islands Regency
- **Nias Islands
- ***Batu Islands
- **Obi Islands
- **Spermonde Archipelago
- **Raja Ampat Islands
- ***Fam Islands
- **Riau Archipelago
- ***Tudjuh Archipelago
- ****Anambas Islands
- ****Badas Islands
- ****Natuna Islands
- *****Bunguran Islands
- *****South Natuna
- ****Tambelan Archipelago
- ***Riau Islands
- **Sabalana Islands
- **Sangihe Islands
- **Schouten Islands
- **Selayar Islands
- ***Macan Islands
- ***Taka Bonerate Islands
- **Sula Islands Also Known As Xulla Islands
- **Sunda Islands
- ***Greater Sunda Islands
- ***Lesser Sunda Islands
- ****Alor Archipelago
- ****Solor Archipelago
- ****Tanimbar Islands
- **Talaud Islands
- **Tayandu Islands
- **Tengah Islands
- **Thousand Islands (Indonesia)
- **Togian Islands
- **Tukangbesi Islands
- **Wakatobi Regency
- **Widi Islands
- Kinmen Islands
- Koh Rong Archipelago
- Korean Archipelago
- Kuril Islands
- Liancourt Rocks
- Miaodao Archipelago
- *Philippine Islands
- **Baco Islands
- **Batanes
- **Babuyan Islands
- ***Balintang Islands
- **Calamian Islands
- ***Semirana Islands
- **Cuyo Archipelago
- **Mangsee Islands
- **Spratly Islands
- **Sulu Archipelago
- ***Sangboy Islands
- **Tangawayan Islands
- **Tinalisayan Islets
- **Visayas
- ***Camotes Islands
- ***Coaman Islets
- ***Cuatro Islands
- ***Dinagat Islands
- ****Cabilan Islands
- ***Gigantes Islands
- ***Olango Island Group
- Ogasawara Islands
- Penghu Islands
- Poulo Wai islands
- Rimsky-Korsakov Archipelago
- Shantar Islands
- Shengsi Islands
- South China Sea Islands
- *Paracel Islands
- **Amphitrite Group
- **Crescent Group
- ***Duncan Islands
- *Spratly Islands
- *Zhongsha Islands
- Taehwa-Do
- Volcano Islands
- Yam Islands
Oceania
Australia
- Archipelago of the Recherche
- Beagle Islands
- Bird Isles
- Bonaparte Archipelago
- Breaksea Islands
- Buccaneer Archipelago
- Bustard Islands
- Celery Top Islands
- Corkwood Islands
- Crocodile Islands
- Dampier Archipelago
- Easter Group
- Fairfax Islands
- Fig Islands
- Fisherman Islands
- Furneaux Group
- Glennie Group
- Governor Islands
- Hakea Islands
- High Cliffy Islands
- Home Islands
- Hunter Islands
- Islands on the Great Barrier Reef
- *Sir James Smith Group
- **Anchor Islands
- *Barrow Islands
- *Bird Isles
- *Brook Islands
- *Bunker Group
- *Capricorn Group
- *Duke Islands
- *Fairfax Islands
- *Family Islands
- *Frankland Islands
- *Home Islands
- *Hoskyn Islands
- *Ingot Islets
- *Jeffreys Rocks
- *Kippel Islands
- *Moonboom Islands
- *Red Cliff Islands
- *Repulse Islands
- *Torres Strait Islands
- **Duncan Islands
- *Turtle Group
- *Two Brothers
- *Two Islands
- *Whitsunday Islands
- Investigator Group
- *Pearson Isles
- Kent Group
- Kingsmill Islands
- Leschenaultia Islands
- Louis Islands
- Maatsuyker Islands
- Mangrove Islands
- Mart Islands
- Middle Pasco Islands
- Minnieritchie Islands
- Montebello Islands
- Moonboon Islands
- Mud Islands
- Mulga Islands
- North East Isles
- Nuyts Archipelago
- Pearson Islands
- Pelsaert Group
- Peron Islands
- Quandong Islands
- Saint Alouarm Islands
- Sir Graham Moore Islands
- Sir Joseph Banks Group
- Smith Islands
- Tasmania
- The English Company Islands
- Tiwi Islands
- Tory Islands
- Twin Peak Islands
- Vernon Islands
- Wallabi Group
- Wellesley Islands
- *South Wellesley Islands
- Whitsunday Islands
Melanesia
- Bismarck Archipelago
- *Admiralty Islands
- *Arawe Islands
- *Duke of York Islands
- *Feni Islands
- *Hermit Archipelago
- *Kaniet Islands
- *Lihir Group
- *Ninigo Islands
- *Schouten Islands
- *St Matthias Islands
- *Tabar Group
- *Tami Islands
- *Tanga Islands
- *Vitu Islands
- D'Entrecasteaux Islands
- Fiji Islands
- *Lau Islands
- *Marmanuca Islands
- *Moala Islands
- *Rotuma Group
- *Viti Levu Group
- *Yasawa Islands
- Louisiade Archipelago
- *Bentley Islands
- *Dumolin Islands
- New Caledonia
- *Loyalty Islands
- New Guinea
- Shepherd Islands
- Solomon Islands
- *Solomon Islands (country)
- **Duff Islands
- **Santa Cruz Islands
- **Nggela Islands
- **New Georgia Islands
- **Reef Islands
- **Russell Islands
- **Shortland Islands
- **Treasurly Islands
- *Northern Solomons
- Tonga
- *Geography of Tonga
- Trobiand Islands
- Vanuatu
- *Banks Islands
- *Maskelyne Islands
- *Mathew and Hunter Islands
- *Shephard Islands
- *Torres Islands
Micronesia*
- Caroline Islands
- Faichuk Islands
- *Nomiwisofo Group
- Gilbert Islands
- Hall Islands
- Line Islands
- Makur Islands
- Mariana Islands
- Marshall Islands
- *Ralik Chain
- *Ratak Chain
- Mortlock Islands
- *Upper Mortlock Islands
- Palau
- *Rock Islands
- *Southwest Islands
- Phoenix Islands
- Senyavin Islands
Polynesia
- Adams Rocks
- Aldermen Islands
- Antipodes Islands
- Auckland Islands
- Bishop and Clerk Islets
- Bounty Islands
- *Main Group
- *Centre Group
- *East Group
- Campbell Islands
- Chatham Islands
- *Forty-Fours
- *The Sisters
- Cook Islands
- *Northern Cook Islands
- *Southern Cook Islands
- Folly Islands
- French Polynesia
- *Acteon Group
- *Austral Islands
- *Gambier Islands
- *Marquesas
- *Rurutu
- *Society Islands
- **Îles du vent
- **Îles sous le vent
- *Tuamotus
- **Disappointment Islands
- **Duke of Gloucester Islands
- **King George islands
- **Palliser Islands
- **Raeffsky Islands
- **Two Group Islands
- *Tubuai Group
- Hawaiian Islands
- *Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
- **French Frigate Shoals
- **Gardner Pinnacles
- Judge and Clerk Islets
- Mercury Islands
- New Zealand
- *Bream Islands
- *Cavalli Islands
- *Chetwode Islands
- *Islands of the Hauraki Gulf
- **Hen and Chicken Islands (NZ)
- **Marotere Islands
- **Mayne Islands
- **Mercury Islands
- **Mokihinau Islands
- **Motukawao Islands
- **The Noises
- *Kermadec Islands
- *Poor Knights Islands
- *Simmonds Islands
- *Rurima Rocks
- **Moutoki Islands
- **Tokata Islands
- *Open Bay Islands
- *Rangitoto Islands
- *Solander Islands
- *Sugar Loaf Islands
- *Tata Islands
- *Three Kings Islands
- *Tītī / Muttonbird Islands
- Pitcairn Islands
- Samoan Islands
- *Aleipata Islands
- **American Samoa
- ***Manu'a
- **Samoa
- Snares Islands
- Tonga Islands
- Tokelau
- Tuvalu
- Wallis and Futuna Islands
- *Horne Islands
Southern Ocean
Islands of the Southern Ocean:;Antarctica
Bouvet Island
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Kerguelen Islands
South Georgia
South Sandwich Islands
By population
- Malay Archipelago 430,000,000 inhabitants
- * Indonesian Archipelago 280,000,000
- ** Maluku Islands 3,131,860
- ** Riau Islands 2,183,290
- * Philippine Islands 112,729,484
- ** Sulu Archipelago 1,996,970
- Japanese archipelago 124,000,000
- * Ryukyu Islands 1,550,161
- * Kuril Islands 21,500
- British Isles 71,900,000
- Antilles 43,563,500
- * Greater Antilles 38,400,500
- * Lesser Antilles 3,950,000
- ** Leeward Antilles 770,000
- ** Lucayan Archipelago 443,000
- ** Virgin Islands 150,000
- Danish Isles 3,000,000
- Canary Islands 2,268,035
- Mascarene Islands 2,195,087
- Zanzibar Archipelago 2,000,000
- Hawaiian Islands 1,415,870
- Aegean Islands 1,400,000
- * Cyclades 119,549
- Balearic Islands 1,231,768
- Comoro Islands 1,153,195
- Bight of Bonny islands 660,000
- * Bioko 335,000
- * São Tomé and Príncipe 220,000
- * Annobón 5,000
- Maldives 601,269
- Maltese Islands 519,562
- Cape Verde 491,233
- Andaman Islands 343,125
- Madeira Islands 250,769
- Samoan Islands 249,839
- Azores 236,440
- Mariana Islands 228,600
- Society Islands 207,333
- Ionian Islands 207,855
- Channel Islands 171,916
- Caroline Islands 125,000
- Gilbert Islands 83,382
- Frisian Islands 81,341
- Lakshadweep 64,473
- Bermuda Islands 63,913
- Faroe Islands 56,210
- Hebrides 45,000
- * Outer Hebrides 26,000
- * Inner Hebrides 19,000
- Nicobar Islands 36,842
- Tuscan Archipelago 34,389
- Bissagos Islands 30,000
- Åland 29,884
- Caicos Islands 26,519
- Galapagos Islands 25,124
- Lofoten 24,500
- Shetland 23,210
- Orkney 22,100
- Grenadines 20,880
- San Juan Islands 17,582
- Southern Cook Islands 16,418
- Kerkennah Islands 15,501
- Aeolian Islands 15,419
- Tuamotus 15,346
- Arctic Archipelago 14,000
- Bocas del Toro Archipelago 13,000
- Magdalen Islands 12,781
- Islands of the Clyde 12,534
- Marquesas Islands 9,346
- Line Islands 8,813
- Aleutian Islands 8,162
- Austral Islands 6,965
- Pelagie Islands 6,556
- Haida Gwaii 4,761
- Torres Strait Islands 4,514
- Vestmannaeyjar 4,500
- Aegadian Islands 4,292
- Pontine Islands 4,066
- Falkland Islands 4,000
- Chagos Archipelago 3,000–5,000
- Fernando de Noronha 3,061
- Dahlak Archipelago 3,000
- Svalbard 2,667
- Bonin Islands 2,440
- Isles of Scilly 2,224
- Gambier Islands 1,533
- Aran Islands 1,225
- Northern Cook Islands 1,041
- Paracel Islands 1,000+
- Juan Fernandez Islands 900
- Chatham Islands 663
- Commander Islands 613
- Tremiti Islands 489
- Diomede Islands 135
- Phoenix Islands 24