isolated region
Cut-off geographic area
An isolated region is an area cut off from surrounding territories by geography, politics, or lack of infrastructure.
The term appears in geography, biology, and epidemiology to describe places where limited contact with the outside world affects development, species evolution, or disease spread: The isolated region developed its own distinct dialect over centuries.
- remoteDistant or controller
- middle of nowhereExtremely remote location
- back of beyondExtremely remote location
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- off the gridIndependent of infrastructure
outpost · secluded · desolate · frontier · hinterland · backwater · enclave · untouched · no man's land · wasteland · ghost town · sanctuary · refuge · hidden · inaccessible · terra incognita · uncharted territory · barren
isolated regionmetropolitan area
City plus linked suburbs
urban center · city center · conurbation · megalopolis · built-up area
isolated regioncentral region
Middle or core area
central hub · heartland · economic hub · capital region · mainland
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