Low Archipelago

British  

noun

1. another name for the Tuamotu Archipelago

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Example Sentences

Sometimes barrier reefs completely encircle an island or islands, which are usually mountainous, as in the case of Pouynip�te, an island in the Caroline Archipelago, and the Gambier Islands in the Low Archipelago.

From Geology by Geikie, James

In fact, according to the engineer, they were at least 1,200 miles from Tahiti and from the Low Archipelago, fully 1,800 miles from New Zealand, and more than 4,500 miles from the coast of America.

From The Mysterious Island by White, Stephen W.

Many leagues before us lay Les Isles Dangereux, the Low Archipelago, first stopping-point on our journey to the far cannibal islands yet another thousand miles away across the empty seas.

From White Shadows in the South Seas by O'Brien, Frederick

I stayed once at Rotoava—in the Low Archipelago, Eastern Polynesia—while suffering from injuries received in a boat accident one wild night.

From By Reef and Palm by Becke, Louis

This island is a likeness on a grand scale to the Gambier group in the Low Archipelago.

From Coral Reefs by Darwin, Charles