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A chain of islands closely scattered in a body of water is called:

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1. Canyon

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2. Archipelago

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3. Strait

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4. Reef

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An archipelago is a group of islands closely scattered in a body of water. Usually, this body of water is the ocean, but it can also be a lake or river. Most archipelagoes are made of oceanic islands. This means the islands were formed by volcanoes erupting from the ocean floor.
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