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A map of the ergs and mountain ranges of the Sahara. The Sahara, the world's largest non-icecap desert, is not uninhabited and even remote areas like In Guezzam Province, Algeria, have a population of tens of thousands. The only truly uninhabited places in the Sahara are the ergs: sand dune fields.
Marotiri is a group of four uninhabited volcanic rocks protruding from the sea (and several submerged rocks), forming the southeastern end of the Austral Islands of French Polynesia. Marotiri is also known as Bass Rocks ( Îlots de Bass in French), [ 2 ] maybe according to the name of the European explorer George Bass .
Uninhabited islands are often depicted in films or stories about shipwrecked people, and are also used as stereotypes for the idea of "paradise". Some uninhabited islands are protected as nature reserves, and some are privately owned. Devon Island in Canada's far north is the largest uninhabited island in the world. [1] [2]
Aspronisi is currently uninhabited, though sparse plant life can be found on the island. [3] The island is a nesting ground for some species of migratory birds. [7] Labeled map of the Santorini archipelago. Aspronisi can be seen in the channel between Therasia and Santorini
Uninhabited islands of the Federated States of Micronesia (4 P) N. Uninhabited islands of New Caledonia (3 P) Uninhabited islands of New Zealand (9 C, 206 P) O.
The uninhabited Payne Islands are an archipelago, members of the Arctic Archipelago and the Ungava Bay Archipelago, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.They are located in Payne Bay, a waterway in western Ungava Bay, just east of the Arnaud River (formerly the Payne River) and the community of Kangirsuk on Quebec's Ungava Peninsula.
Port Royal Cays on a map of 1774 The Port Royal Cays are a small group of uninhabited islands or cays off Port Royal , Jamaica , located at 17°55′06.36″N 76°49′11.96″W / 17.9184333°N 76.8199889°W / 17.9184333; -76.8199889 and arranged in the shape of an atoll with a diameter between 4 and 5 km, and a total area of 12
Henrik Krøyer Holme is a small group of uninhabited islands of Greenland within Northeast Greenland National Park. [1] The area was formerly part of Avannaa, originally Nordgrønland ("North Greenland"), a former county of Greenland until 31 December 2008. The Henrik Krøyer Holme group is an Important Bird Area where the ivory gull breeds. [2]