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* Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin was famous as the last guard station between the American and Soviet sections of Berlin during the Cold War, and the first place for refugees to arrive in a RunForTheBorder. It wasn't quite "lonely" being in a major city, but "bleak" certainly fits since the expected lifespan of anyone stationed there if matters between East and West escalated to [[WorldWarThree an actual shooting war]] could likely be measured in ''minutes''.

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* Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin was famous as the last guard station between the American and Soviet sections of Berlin during the Cold War, and the first place for refugees to arrive in a RunForTheBorder. It wasn't quite "lonely" being in a major city, but "isolated" and "bleak" certainly fits fit since West Berlin was surrounded at the time by Soviet-aligned East Germany on all sides, and the expected lifespan of anyone stationed there if matters between East and West escalated to [[WorldWarThree an actual shooting war]] could would likely be have been measured in ''minutes''.
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* Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin was famous as the last guard station between the American and Soviet sections of Berlin during the Cold War, and the first place for refugees to arrive in a RunForTheBorder. On the other hand, it wasn't quite "lonely" being in a major city, so it is something of a subversion.

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* Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin was famous as the last guard station between the American and Soviet sections of Berlin during the Cold War, and the first place for refugees to arrive in a RunForTheBorder. On the other hand, it It wasn't quite "lonely" being in a major city, so it is something but "bleak" certainly fits since the expected lifespan of a subversion.anyone stationed there if matters between East and West escalated to [[WorldWarThree an actual shooting war]] could likely be measured in ''minutes''.
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* The titular location of ''Assault on Precinct 13'' (both the [[Film/AssaultOnPrecinct131976 original 1976 film]] [[Film/AssaultOnPrecinct132005 and its 2005 remake]] is a police precinct that is on the most desolate part of the suburbs (Los Angeles in the original, Detroit in the remake) and is being decommissioned, to boot.

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* The titular location of ''Assault on Precinct 13'' (both the [[Film/AssaultOnPrecinct131976 original 1976 film]] [[Film/AssaultOnPrecinct132005 and its 2005 remake]] remake]]) is a police precinct that is on the most desolate part of the suburbs (Los Angeles in the original, Detroit in the remake) and [[{{Retirony}} is being decommissioned, decommissioned]], to boot.
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* For the US Air Force, Thule Air Base, Greenland has this reputation, being the northernmost US military installation in the world. Its primary purpose is early warning in the event of nuclear missiles being launched at the US from Russia.

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* For the US Air Force, and Space Forces, Pituffik Space Base (formerly Thule Air Base, Base), Greenland has this reputation, being the northernmost US military installation in the world. Its primary purpose is early warning in the event of nuclear missiles being launched at the US from Russia.
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* Iran has several, much to the dismay of any young man who failed to [[DraftDodging avoid getting conscripted]]. While a lot of inland bases are infamously harsh (like the Ajab Shir installment, known for its isolated location and freezing conditions), the ridiculously long borders with the THREE failing states are the most dangerous places to be. Border patrolmen get attacked by insurgents and opium cartels very often, with hostage situations happening almost every year.
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* Some episodes of ''Series/{{Mash}}'' involve some of the doctors going to help out at an aid station, whose conditions are invariably worse than the 4077th, which is already at the front (i.e. close enough to the actual fighting to get shelled sometimes)--aid stations are in front of the front.
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* ''WebVideo/ShadowOfIsrapgel'': Knight_Peculier recounts his backstory to LetsPlay/LewisBrindley and LetsPlay/SimonLane in one of these, or rather on top of one of these buried under several metres of sand. The area in question was at one point a prominent Templar outpost, but gradually fell into decline and was eventually submerged entirely.

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* ''WebVideo/ShadowOfIsrapgel'': ''WebVideo/ShadowOfIsraphel'': Knight_Peculier recounts his backstory to LetsPlay/LewisBrindley and LetsPlay/SimonLane in one of these, or rather on top of one of these buried under several metres of sand. The area in question was at one point a prominent Templar outpost, but gradually fell into decline and was eventually submerged entirely.
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* ''WebVideo/YogscastMinecraftSeries'': In ''Shadow of Israphel'', Knight_Peculier recounts his backstory to LetsPlay/LewisBrindley and LetsPlay/SimonLane in one of these, or rather on top of one of these buried under several metres of sand. The area in question was at one point a prominent Templar outpost, but gradually fell into decline and was eventually submerged entirely.

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* ''WebVideo/YogscastMinecraftSeries'': In ''Shadow of Israphel'', ''WebVideo/ShadowOfIsrapgel'': Knight_Peculier recounts his backstory to LetsPlay/LewisBrindley and LetsPlay/SimonLane in one of these, or rather on top of one of these buried under several metres of sand. The area in question was at one point a prominent Templar outpost, but gradually fell into decline and was eventually submerged entirely.
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* ''Series/RFDS2021'': Broken Hill, New South Wales is a mining town of less than 20,000 people in the middle of nowhere in [[UsefulNotes/{{Australia}} the fourth least-population-dense country on the planet]], and the nearest major hospital is 500 kilometers to the southwest in Adelaide. It's not ''that'' bleak, but it's very isolated, with very little infrastructure supporting the surrounding hamlets and farms, compounded by the drought which forced Taylor's family into bankruptcy. City boy Henry can't stand it and decides mid-series he wants to go back to London to live with his father.

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* ''TabletopGame/DarkHeresy'': Port Lokhart certainly isn't an ''unimpressive'' naval base, being built into an alien RingWorldPlanet, but it's located in a backwater sector deemed by many a lost cause anyway, and as a result Battlefleet Askellon is under-strength and [[ReassignedToAntarctica staffed by officers the Imperial Navy just wanted to get out of the way]].



* Imperial starports, military bases, and Scout bases in ''TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}'' often have this quality when they are close to a rival [[TheEmpire Empire]] or resentful planetary inhabitants.

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* ''TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}'': Imperial starports, military bases, and Scout bases in ''TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}'' often have this quality when they are close to a rival [[TheEmpire Empire]] or resentful planetary inhabitants.
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* ''VideoGame/DemonHunterTheReturnOfTheWings'': Dubaq's hideout and the Kamael region are said to be located at the edge of Akoron and Kamael has the weakest monsters. It's also where the plot starts.
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-->-- [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS01E01E02Emissary "Emissary"]], ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''

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''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS01E01E02Emissary Emissary]]"
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* Played with in the 1999 Turkish film ''Film/{{Propaganda}}''. The village along the border of Turkey and Syria was actually pretty pleasant until the arrival of the VillainProtagonist who was tasked with building a border post. The subsequent events turn the village into a decidedly bleaker place.

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* Played with in the 1999 Turkish film ''Film/{{Propaganda}}''.''Film/{{Propaganda|1999}}''. The village along the border of Turkey and Syria was actually pretty pleasant until the arrival of the VillainProtagonist who was tasked with building a border post. The subsequent events turn the village into a decidedly bleaker place.
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* Played with in the 1999 Turkish film ''Propaganda''. The village along the border of Turkey and Syria was actually pretty pleasant until the arrival of the VillainProtagonist who was tasked with building a border post. The subsequent events turn the village into a decidedly bleaker place.

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* Played with in the 1999 Turkish film ''Propaganda''.''Film/{{Propaganda}}''. The village along the border of Turkey and Syria was actually pretty pleasant until the arrival of the VillainProtagonist who was tasked with building a border post. The subsequent events turn the village into a decidedly bleaker place.

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