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Why "Empty Quarter"? What's the reason behind that name?

• icegreentea 12y ago
  The population and population density in those areas are incredibly low. At least on the Canada side, the only two major cities in that area are Edmonton and Calgary, with a combined population of less than 2 million.
  • soperj 12y ago
    That's not true. Edmonton and Calgary have each been over a million for a while now. Alberta has also been the fastest growing province for probably a decade now.
    • lilsunnybee 12y ago
      Also Denver/Boulder and SLC on the US side are not exactly low population density.
• _ihaque 12y ago
  Probably from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub'_al_Khali http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub'_al_Khali
• Perceval 12y ago
  Very few people live there: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/downloads/maps/grump-v1/grump-v1-population-density/northamericadens.jpg http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/downloads/maps/grump-v1/gru...