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Re:Iceland's attempts to replant its forests by guelo on Friday October 20, 2017 @12:23PM (#15517002)
In verb and adjective form anything can be deserted, a husband deserting his wife, a deserted village.

In noun form I've heard of things like food deserts to describe urban area without grocery or restaurants. Also places like Antartica are sometimes described as deserts. Also ocean deserts to describe areas without fish.

Re:Iceland's attempts to replant its forests by Sharlin on Friday October 20, 2017 @03:51PM (#15518678)
Antarctica is a desert by the strict "low precipitation" definition. The Dry Valleys are some of the driest places on Earth.