The phrase "desolate place" refers to an area that is empty, lonely, and lacking any signs of life or activity. It implies a sense of abandonment and solitude. Full definition
The Cinema Travelers is a documentary made by directors Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya and it profiles a traveling cinema in India, which shows up in desolate places of the country with very basic projection rigs to show classic films to swarms of people. (firstshowing.net)
Wouldn't it make more sense for people like the Inuits, who choose to live in some of the coldest and most desolate places on earth, to be trained by the US military as well as environment agencies to work in modern facilities. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Russian photographer Evgenia Arbugaeva spins gold from the light of desolate places, finding beauty... (studiointernational.com)