uninhabited

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A particular pressure point is a cluster of uninhabited outcrops Japan calls Senkaku and China calls Diaoyu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Marooned on their own de facto uninhabited island.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

A new ranger is being sought for a tiny uninhabited island in the north west Highlands.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

Although these islands are uninhabited, sovereignty over Matthew and Hunter allows New Caledonia, and therefore France, to have a large exclusive economic zone.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Farid went ahead again, using every tree as cover, always keeping uphill from the houses until they were above the uninhabited part of the village that looked as if a giant had trodden on it.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke