Which Archipelago?

Under the Danish realm, its capital is called Torshavn.

Visited by Charles Darwin in 1835 on the HMS Beagle.

Laying in the Atlantic, it is known by some as "The Hawaii of Europe."

It is an independent country which is the westernmost point of Africa.

It has according to some sources 240 000 islands, biggest of which is Spitsbergen.

Occupied by Spain, USA, Japan, then became independent, in that order.

The most recent to become a state in the USA.

Even though it has been a part of Sweden and speaks primarily Swedish, it is owned by Finland.

It is the northernmost point of land that is under Scottish control.

Eight independent countries with many other sovereign states lay in this archipelago located in the Americas.

Even though this "archipelago" is located only 11km away from closest South American mainland, it is still considered to be a part of North America.

Nearly ever country in the world recognize this archipelago to be part of the UK, except Argentina.

Four of the southernmost islands of this archipelago is in dispute between Japan and Russia.

This archipelago is uninhabited, and South Georgia, which the archipelago is grouped up with, has only a non-permanent settlement. (Another hint: Cardinal direction + Food usually eaten for lunch.)

The archipelago is named after a biblical king. It is also an independent country.

Even though it consists of around 1200 "islands", Its highest point above sea level is around 2 meters. It is also muslim majority.

This archipelago gains over 8% of its yearly income from selling its domain name (.tv) to websites. Approximately 7 million USD annually.

Two of its islands mean "Larger island" and "Smaller island" in spanish.

Located in Africa, it has 4 major islands, 3 of which is an independent country named after the archipelago, while the other island is controlled by France.

It is technically an archipelago, though is more known for being a city state and being nicknamed "Pearl of the Orient."

Greek archipelago on the west side of mainland Greece. Named after the "sea" it resides in.