third island chain

== English == === Alternative forms === Third Island Chain === Etymology === By extension, from second island chain === Proper noun === third island chain (politics, India) The Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Sumatra; from Burma in the north to either the Indonesian Archipelago, or Australia in the south. (politics, US) The Aleutian Islands, Emperor Seamounts, Hawaiian Islands, Line Islands, New Zealand; from Alaska to New Zealand or Tasmania and Australia. ==== Usage notes ==== Geopolitical terminology, regarding the presumed geopolitical control zone aspired to by a rising People's Republic of China. ==== Related terms ==== first island chain / First Island Chain second island chain / Second Island Chain ==== Translations ====