Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Islands, Islets, & Rocks

Is it a chain of islands or one big island?...if it is a chain of islands, how many are there?

---Pam (period 1)

Pam,
Jeff stated in an earlier blog entry that there are thirteen islands. He is correct; there are thirteen large islands (greater than 10 square kilometers), but the chain also includes six smaller islands and over forty islets! There are also many small rocks and islets that remain unnamed.

What is the term for a chain of islands?