The 2006 Pangandaran earthquake Catastrophe and tsunami Catastrophe occurred Presence on July 17 at along a subduction zone off the coast of west and central Java , a large and densely populated island in the Indonesian archipelago .

The Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean has had a fractious history since independence Change_of_leadership from France in 1975 , experiencing more than 20 coups or attempted coups .

After crossing Motion_directional the archipelago , the storm entered Arriving the South China Sea where it was able to re-strengthen .

He also sent Sending a fleet which recaptured Conquering the archipelago of São Tomé e Príncipe from the Dutch , who left GiveUp behind their artillery .

Southwest Cay has the archipelago 's highest point , at 4 meters above sea level .

It turned Becoming to the east , weakened Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to a tropical storm Catastrophe , and became Becoming extratropical after passing Motion_directional near the Azores archipelago .

The engagement Hostile_encounter took place Process_start in the Indian Ocean off the Seychelles archipelago , north of Madagascar .

on december 5 , as the depression moved Motion towards the west into the fijian archipelago , both the joint Collaboration typhoon warning Warning center ( jtwc ) and rsmc nadi upgraded Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale it to cyclone Catastrophe daman .

The invasion Attack was directed Aiming at the Norwegian archipelago of Hvaler in the southwestern part of Østfold , Norway .

Bad weather had delayed Change_event_time the Swedish archipelago fleet and troop transports , which gave Giving the Norwegian fleet and army time to evacuate Escaping the island .

The vessels in the Swedish archipelago fleet were heavier than their Norwegian counterparts and not could catch Motion up with the retiring Norwegian naval fleet .

Overall , damage Damaging from Dot across Hawaii totaled US $ 6 million , and a disaster Catastrophe area declaration and state of emergency took effect Change for the archipelago after the hurricane Catastrophe 's passage .

it began Process_start as a tropical depression and gradually strengthened while tracking westward , remaining south of the cape verde archipelago .

The typhoon brushed Motion the eastern Philippines causing heavy rains across the island archipelago .

This combined Cause_to_amalgamate Dutch-Johor effort effectively destroyed Destroying the last bastion of Portuguese power , removing Removing their influence in the Malay archipelago .

Annually , the celebrations in Ponta Delgada attract Influence thousands of Azoreans , Luso-descendants and peoples from the various islands of the archipelago to São Miguel .

About 800 houses were destroyed Destroying in the archipelago , and there was substantial damage Damaging to the transport Sending , water , sanitation , agriculture , and fishing Self_motion sectors .

As Sina moved Motion through the archipelago , the system destroyed Destroying or damaged Damaging houses and other building structures , while bringing Bringing down electric and telephone lines and uprooting Destroying trees .

There , considerable damage occurred Coming_to_be , particularly to crops on the archipelago 's islands .

While passing Motion_directional northeast of the Philippines , the typhoon caused Causation light damage in the archipelago .