The fortifications lie in uninhabited or very sparsely inhabited territory. There are numerous uninhabited or deserted islands. Several of the islands have uninhabited islets or rocks off their coastlines. The Kornati National Park has hundreds of mostly uninhabited islands. The islands were uninhabited when discovered by Europeans. Currently the three islands are uninhabited. It is one of 505 uninhabited islands in Nagasaki Prefecture. In the past many smaller islands that are uninhabited today had permanent populations. The Funafuti Conservation Area consists of of ocean, reef, lagoon, channel and six uninhabited islets. Before the arrival of Europeans, the Cape Verde Islands were uninhabited. However, these remote islands have been uninhabited since the 1950s following an evacuation. The majority of the islands are uninhabited, with many dedicated as nature reserves. Other than that, the islands are uninhabited. Today, both islands are uninhabited. They later find an isolated island which appears to be uninhabited.