uninhabited

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Israel is a world leader in surveillance technology, drones, small arms and other products of great use to a resource-strapped government that oversees a vast and largely uninhabited territory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

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

And so the plans for Operation Exodus were set: The Rainbow Warrior would move the entire population of Rongelap 100 miles south, to the uninhabited island of Mejato.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

The Fix Our Forests Act would usher in sweeping changes to how the federal government manages its land — which constitutes 45% of the uninhabited, wildfire-prone land in California, according to the Congressional Research Service.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

About a hundred miles north of the Peru-Chile border, the coastal highway passes by an uninhabited beach ringed by a tall chain-link fence.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann