- 开曼群岛 kāimànqúndǎo Cayman IslandsThe Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean Sea
- 所罗门群岛 suǒluóménqúndǎo Solomon Islandsan island nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean
- 西沙群岛 xīshāqúndǎo Paracel IslandsThe Paracel Islands, an archipelago in the South China Sea consisting of over 30 islands and reefs.
- 南沙群岛 nánshāqúndǎo Spratly Islandsarchipelago in the South China Sea; a group of islands and reefs disputed by several countries including China, Vietnam, and the Philippines
- 千岛群岛 qiāndǎoqúndǎo Kuril IslandsArchipelago between the Sea of Okhotsk and the north Pacific Ocean
- 海峡群岛 hǎixiáqúndǎo Channel IslandsGroup of islands in the English Channel, located between the French peninsulas of Normandy and Brittany. Administered by the United Kingdom since 1066, they are known for the production of tomatoes, potatoes, and flowers.
- 舟山群岛 zhōushānqúndǎo Zhoushan ArchipelagoA group of over 340 islands in the East China Sea off the coast of Zhejiang Province; the largest of these is Zhoushan Island, and the group includes the sacred Buddhist site [[普陀山|普陀山|pu3 tuo2 shan1]]
- 库克群岛 kùkèqúndǎo Cook Islands
- 安达曼群岛 āndámànqúndǎo Andaman IslandsArchipelago in the eastern Bay of Bengal administered by India; it consists of 204 islands divided into Great Andaman and Little Andaman groups.
- 英属维尔京群岛 yīngshǔwéi'ěrjīngqúndǎo British Virgin IslandsThe British Virgin Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean.
- 法罗群岛 fǎluóqúndǎo Faroe Islandsan island group in the North Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland; a self-governing territory of Denmark
- 马绍尔群岛 mǎshào'ěrqúndǎo Marshall IslandsOceanian country in the North Pacific Ocean made up of over 1,000 islands and coral atolls
- 加那利群岛 jiānàlìqúndǎo Canary Islands
- 马尔维纳斯群岛 mǎ'ěrwéinàsīqúndǎo Malvinas IslandsMalvinas Islands, also known as the [[福克兰群岛|福克蘭群島|fu2 ke4 lan2 qun2 dao3]]
- 巴哈马群岛 bāhāmǎqúndǎo BahamasThe Bahamas; a group of islands located north of Cuba and southeast of Florida.
- 琉球群岛 liúqiúqúndǎo Ryukyu IslandsThe Ryukyu Archipelago, a chain of Japanese islands stretching between Taiwan and Kyushu; includes [[冲绳|沖繩|chong1 sheng2]] and other islands.
- 西印度群岛 xīyìndùqúndǎo West IndiesA group of islands located between the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean; includes the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles.
- 加拉帕戈斯群岛 jiālāpàgēsīqúndǎo Galapagos Islandsa group of volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean west of Ecuador, famous for their unique wildlife
- 阿留申群岛 āliúshēnqúndǎo Aleutian IslandsAleutian Islands; an archipelago stretching from the Alaska Peninsula in North America toward the Kamchatka Peninsula in Asia
- 福克兰群岛 fúkèlánqúndǎo Falkland IslandsFalkland Islands; an archipelago located in the South Atlantic Ocean about 500 kilometers east of the southern tip of South America
- 马来群岛 mǎláiqúndǎo Malay ArchipelagoVast group of islands between Southeast Asia and Australia, including the Philippines and Indonesia, also known as the East Indies
- 马里亚纳群岛 mǎlǐyànàqúndǎo Mariana IslandsThe Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean
- 菲律宾群岛 fēilǜbīnqúndǎo Philippine IslandsThe Philippine Islands or Philippine Archipelago
- 北马里亚纳群岛 běimǎlǐyànàqúndǎo Northern Mariana IslandsThe Northern Mariana Islands; an American commonwealth in the western Pacific Ocean
- 南洋群岛 nányángqúndǎo Malay Archipelagoarchipelago in Southeast Asia between the mainland and Australia, including the islands of Indonesia and the Philippines
- 亚速尔群岛 yàsù'ěrqúndǎo AzoresAzores Islands; an autonomous region of Portugal located in the mid-Atlantic Ocean
- 东沙群岛 dōngshāqúndǎo Dongsha IslandsDongsha Islands or Pratas Islands; a group of coral islands in the northern part of the South China Sea situated between Taiwan, Hainan, and Luzon
- 中沙群岛 zhōngshāqúndǎo Zhongsha IslandsMacclesfield Bank; a series of reefs and coral shoals in the South China Sea, including Scarborough Shoal, located southeast of Hainan Island and east of the Xisha Islands
- 塞舌尔群岛 sàishé'ěrqúndǎo the Seychellesthe Seychelles archipelago in the Indian Ocean
- 特克斯和凯科斯群岛 tèkèsīhékǎikēsīqúndǎo Turks and Caicos Islandsa British Overseas Territory in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Caribbean
- 设得兰群岛 shèdélánqúndǎo Shetland Islands
- 冲绳群岛 chōngshéngqúndǎo Okinawa Islandsthe Okinawa archipelago; a group of islands in southern Japan
- 澎湖群岛 pénghúqúndǎo Penghu Islandsan archipelago of dozens of islands in the Taiwan Strait between mainland China and Taiwan; also known as the Pescadores
- 吉尔伯特群岛 jí'ěrbótèqúndǎo Gilbert Islandsa chain of sixteen atolls and coral islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of Kiribati
- 加罗林群岛 jiāluólínqúndǎo Caroline IslandsAn archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean consisting of hundreds of small islands and coral reefs that form part of Micronesia
- 美属维尔京群岛 měishǔwéi'ěrjīngqúndǎo US Virgin IslandsUnited States Virgin Islands (USVI)
- 马德拉群岛 mǎdélāqúndǎo Madeira IslandsThe Madeira Islands; an autonomous region of Portugal
- 查戈斯群岛 chágēsīqúndǎo Chagos ArchipelagoThe Chagos Archipelago, a coral island group in the tropical Indian Ocean whose largest island is [[迪戈加西亚岛|迪戈加西亞島|di2 ge1 jia1 xi1 ya4 dao3]]
- 汤加群岛 tāngjiāqúndǎo Tongathe Kingdom of Tonga; an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean
- 摩鹿加群岛 mólùjiāqúndǎo Maluku IslandsThe Maluku Islands of Indonesia, located between Sulawesi and New Guinea; also known as the [[香料群岛|香料群島|xiang1 liao4 qun2 dao3]]
- 托克劳群岛 tuōkèláoqúndǎo Tokelau IslandsTokelau Islands, a territory of New Zealand in the South Pacific Ocean
- 科隆群岛 kēlóngqúndǎo Galápagos IslandsGalápagos Islands, an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean
- 奥兰群岛 àolánqúndǎo Åland IslandsÅland Islands, Finland
- 火地群岛 huǒdìqúndǎo Tierra del FuegoTierra del Fuego, an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland
- 马利亚纳群岛 mǎlìyànàqúndǎo Mariana IslandsMariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean
- 皮特凯恩群岛 pítèkǎi'ēnqúndǎo Pitcairn IslandsPitcairn Islands; a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean that form the sole British Overseas Territory in the Pacific
- 群岛弧 qúndǎohú island arca curved chain of volcanic islands located near a tectonic plate margin (geology)
- 波柠群岛 bōníngqúndǎo Bonin Islandsarchipelago in the Pacific Ocean south of Honshu, also known as the Ogasawara Islands
- 流球群岛 liúqiúqúndǎo Ryukyu IslandsThe Ryukyu or Luchu Islands, including Okinawa; a chain of islands extending from Kyushu, Japan, to Taiwan