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An uninhabited island, desert island, or deserted island, is an island, islet or atoll which lacks permanent human population. Uninhabited islands are often depicted in films or stories about shipwrecked people, and are also used as stereotypes for the idea of " paradise ".
Devon Island, in the Canadian North, is the world's largest uninhabited island. Northeast Greenland National Park , which is the world's largest terrestrial protected area, has had a census population of 0 for many years since the only mine in the region closed.
Uninhabited islands of British Overseas Territories (8 C) Pages in category "Uninhabited islands" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
Uninhabited islands of the British Indian Ocean Territory (6 P) Uninhabited islands of the British Virgin Islands (1 C, 20 P) Uninhabited islands of Bulgaria (3 P)
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 the Channel Islands (2 C) Pages in category "Uninhabited islands of the United Kingdom" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The islands are grouped for statistical convenience. They are neither administered collectively nor share a single cultural or political history beyond being uninhabited islands under the sovereignty of the United States. They are all outside the customs territory of the United States and have no customs duties. [6]
Bouvet Island (/ ˈ b uː v eɪ / BOO-vay; Norwegian: Bouvetøya [3] [bʉˈvèːœʏɑ]) [4] is an uninhabited subantarctic volcanic island and dependency of Norway.It is a protected nature reserve, and situated in the South Atlantic Ocean at the southern end of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, it is the world's most remote island.