Why are the Philippines called an archipelago?
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The Philippines is called an archipelago because it consists of a large number of islands.
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The Republic of Philippines is a country which lies in the western Pacific Ocean, in Southeast Asia. It is a group of about 7,641 islands and hence is called an Archipelago.
An archipelago is a group of islands. Archipelago may also be termed as the stretch of sea, having several islands within close proximity of each other.
The group of islands in the Philippines are geographically divided in three broad groups, which are Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
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