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Islands, not archipelago

Tomislav Šegota


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In articles mentioning the term archipelago, the defi nition of an archipelago as a collection or group of islands is often given. The term archipelago originates from the Greek word arhi-, meaning main, great, primary, and the root pélagos, meaning sea, high sea, open water. Considering this, an archipelago is not a “group of islands” but rather a “great sea”, which was the oldest name for the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Therefore, the term islands should be used to describe a group of islands, and not the term archipelago.

Ključne riječi

archipelago; islands; terminology

Hrčak ID:

84645

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/84645

Datum izdavanja:

1.7.2012.

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