uninhabited island

Unpopulated sea territory

An uninhabited island is an island with no permanent human residents.

Such islands may still receive visitors—scientists, tourists, castaways—but lack settled populations: The shipwreck survivors spent three weeks on an uninhabited island.

Many uninhabited islands serve as wildlife refuges or nature preserves.

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human presence/population

uninhabited islandSingapore

Southeast Asian city-state

island city · Manhattan · Hong Kong · island nation · Java

degree of development

uninhabited islandManhattan

NYC's densest borough

Singapore · Hong Kong Island · Honshu · Great Britain · Java

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G