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Uninhabited Pacific islands of the United States (10 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Uninhabited islands of the United States" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.
Uninhabited islands of New Zealand (8 C, 205 P) O. Onekotan (4 P) P. Uninhabited islands of Palau (14 P) Uninhabited islands of Panama (3 P)
An uninhabited island, desert island, or deserted island, is an island, islet or atoll that is not permanently populated by humans. 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 ...
Nihoa is the closest NWHI in proximity to the eight main windward Hawaiian Islands at approximately 240 km (130 nmi) northwest of the island of Kauaʻi. The island has two peaks, 272 m (892 ft) Miller's Peak in the west, and 259 m (850 ft) Tanager Peak in the east. Nihoa's area is about 171 acres (0.69 km 2) and is surrounded by a 142,000-acre ...
The only parts of the Arctic that are truly uninhabited are the interior and northernmost coasts of Greenland, many of the islands in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and some other islands in Northern Norway and the Russian North. Devon Island, in the Canadian North, is the world's largest uninhabited island.
Eilean an Fheidh is an island formerly owned by the Clan Macdonald of Clanranald and the last island in Loch Moidart sold by descendents of clan founder Reginald, 4th great-grandson of Somerled. [4] Eilean an Fheidh was auctioned in 2021 [5] and later sold for over four times the asking price at £311,000. [6].
Uninhabited islands of British Overseas Territories (8 C) Pages in category "Uninhabited islands" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
Akpatok Island. Akpatok Island and Ungava Bay. / 60.417°N 68.133°W / 60.417; -68.133. Akpatok Island is one of the uninhabited Canadian Arctic islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. [ 1] It is the largest island in Ungava Bay on the northern coast of Quebec. The island is named for the akpat ( Inuktitut for ' thick ...