island chain

English

Noun

island chain (plural island chains)

1. An archipelago consisting of neighboring islands which are roughly aligned, as if chained one to the next.

   Several island chains are named 'Keys' in English

Translations

chain-like archipelago

• Dutch: eilandenketen m or f, eilandenrij
• Finnish: saarijono (fi)
• French: chaîne d'îles f, chapelet d'îles m
• Russian: цепь острово́в f (cepʹ ostrovóv)
• Swedish: ökedja c