Safety and security required a remote, isolated and unpopulated mountainous area. Nearly the entire route of the railroad traversed rugged and largely unpopulated desert terrain. The more northern parts are dense forests and are virtually unpopulated. Connie suggests they purposely derail the train while it passes through unpopulated farmland. The mountains and most of the remote coastal areas are almost unpopulated. The county contains both dense suburbs of Dublin and stretches of unpopulated mountain. Telegraph lines to unpopulated areas were largely abandoned. Safety and security required a remote, isolated and unpopulated area. There are no paved roads from Akureyri to the unpopulated interior of the island. The northeast area is dominated by Haruj, a large and unpopulated volcanic field. Abandoned sites are largely unpopulated but still have standing buildings. Taft Point is fairly remote and unpopulated. The airship made a controlled descent in an unpopulated area of southwest Pennsylvania. The French were eager to explore North America but New France remained largely unpopulated. No ruler had authority over unpopulated areas.