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A
private island is a privately owned island. Privately
owned islands exist all over the world, and many
can be bought. There are many thousands of uninhabited
islands in the world with potential for commercial
development of tourist resorts or private recreational
use. Commercial development of uninhabited islands
can bring up ecological concerns, as many have
a fragile environment. Some islands can be bought
undeveloped, while other include roads and/or
houses. Some celebrities like Diana Ross, Tony
Curtis and Claudia Schiffer own their own private
islands. Many cruise lines own private islands,
such as Castaway Cay, which serve as exclusive
ports of call for their ships. Others, like Mustique
are owned by resort companies which fill them
with hotels and leased villas.
There
are widely varying politics regarding private
islands, for instance islands outside the coast
of China cannot be purchased, but only leased
from the government with a maximum leasing period
of 50 years. Virtually all islands in the world
are claimed by the various governments in the
world, so the laws of the claiming country would
apply and gaining sovereignty would be virtually
impossible, but some people still try to set up
their own micronations on islands. Since islands
can, under international law, only be claimed
if they are at least 30 cm above the high tide
point, some have even attempted to build sovereign
islands, like real-estate millionaire Michael
Oliver's attempt at building a libertarian city-state
called the Republic of Minerva in the southern
Pacific Ocean.
"Private"
islands in the United Kingdom, Brazil and other
countries are not legally entirely private —
any foreshore, such as beaches, is owned by the
state, and is hence publicly accessible property,
despite what the owners of the land on the island
may wish to claim.
According
to a BBC's Fast Track report about private islands
aired on June 27 2007, buyers must keep in mind:
* How far away is the island from the Mainland?
A distance of more than 90 minutes is not recommended
because of hospitals and other emergency facilities.
* Is ownership clearly determined? Some countries
impose restrictions on foreign ownership, most
Asian countries forbid foreigners from owning
islands, with the exception of Malaysia. Other
countries impose restrictions on development.
Few islands are free hold.
* Is drinking water available? Some islands require
desalination plants, which can be very expensive.
* Is the host country politically stable? Islands
in volatile countries are cheaper but the risks
are higher. (Credit:
Wikipedia).
List
of island groups and celebrities who own(ed) them
* Marlon Brando - Tetiaroa, French Polynesia
* John Lennon - Dorinish Island in Clew Bay, County
Mayo, Ireland
* Mel Gibson - Mago Island, Fiji
* Errol Flynn - Navy Island, Port Antonio, Jamaica
* Gene Hackman - Island in British Columbia, Canada
* Diana Ross (Pop Diva) - (Formerly) Taino, French
Polynesia
* Ted Turner - St Phyllis Island, South Carolina,
USA
* Malcolm Forbes - Laucala Island, Fiji
* Raymond Burr (TV’s Ironside/Perry Mason)-
Naitoumba Island, Fiji
* Sir Richard Branson Necker Is & Moskito
Island - British Virgin Islands, Makepeace Is
- Australia
* Aristotle Onassis - Skorpios Island, Greece
* David Copperfield - Musha Cay, Bahamas
* Charles A. Lindbergh - Illiec Island off the
coast of Brittany, France
* Bacardi Family - Island near Granada
* Disney family - Echo Island, San Juan Islands
- Washington, USA
* Du Pont family - Cherry Island, Chesapeake Bay,
Maryland, USA
* Lawrence Rockefeller - Sandy Cay, Jost Van Dyke
BVI
* Baron Rothschild - Bell Island, Bahamas
* Nick Hexum - Melody Key, Florida
* Edward de Bono - Green Island - Australia, Tessera
- Italy, Reklusia - Bahamas
* Princess Nina Aga Khan - Pellew Island, Port
Antonio, Jamaica
* Dean Kamen - North Dumpling Island, Connecticut,
USA
* Gianni Agnelli - Dino Island off the Calabrian
coast
* Michael Ondaatje - Several islands, Mahone Bay,
Ireland
* David H. Murdock - Lanai Island, Hawaii, USA
* Johnny Depp
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