Acquired May 19, 2010, this natural-color image shows the northwestern portion of French Polynesia’s Tuamotu Archipelago.
Published Jul 13, 2010
This pair of images from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite show the development of the archipelago known as “The World.” The group of manmade islands is arranged to resemble a map of the world.
Published Mar 26, 2009
The Isles of Scilly, an archipelago of approximately 150 islands, are located some 44 kilometers southwest of the westernmost point of England (Land’s End). They have been inhabited for over 4,000 years, and historical and geological evidence on the Isles indicates that many of the islands were larger and/or connected in the recent past.
Published Apr 16, 2007
Scattered like turquoise and emeralds across the dark blue waters of the Coral and Solomon Seas, the coral reefs and forested islands of the Louisiade Archipelago stretch southeastward from the tip of Papua New Guinea for over 350 kilometers.
Published Jan 2, 2009
This French-governed archipelago contains the world’s third-largest coral reef structure.
Published Jul 27, 2008
With mountains and coastline in close proximity, the island is a popular holiday destination for Europeans.
Published Feb 6, 2012
A sulfurous plume from the Vanuatu Archipelago stretches across the Pacific.
Published Jan 7, 2014
About half of this archipelago in the Russian high Arctic is covered in ice.
Published Oct 1, 2018
This development of Palm Jumeirah is one of the world’s most conspicuous examples of engineered coastlines.
Published Apr 29, 2009
This true-color image of Novaya Zemlya from July 27, 2009, shows a glacier-capped northern island surrounded by mostly open ocean water.
Published Jul 30, 2009
