An elegant island hideaway gives one a feeling of complete relaxation – you are the master of your space, with no one to disturb you. Many can only dream of living on a private island, as the costs of owning any island listed in Forbes Most Expensive Islands in the World 2006 does not come cheap!
1. Isla de sa Ferradura Spain
$39.7 million (A$53 million, C$44.9 million, €32.99 million, £22.7 million, Rs1.8 billion)
View the complete list after the jump.
2. Pakatoa Island New Zealand
$35 million (A$46.8 million, C$39.6 million, €29 million , £20 million , Rs1.5 billion)
3. Cerralvo Island Mexico
$35 million (A$46.8 million, C$39.6 million, €29 million , £20 million , Rs1.5 billion)
4. Temptation Island Thailand
$30 million (A$40.1 million, C$33.9 million, €24.9 million, £17.1 million, Rs1.3 billion)
5. Caritas Island Fairfield County, Conn.
$25 million plus (A$33.4 million, C$28.3 million, €20.8 million, £14.3 million, Rs1.1 billion)
6. Allan Island Washington State
$25 million (A$33.4 million, C$28.3 million, €20.8 million, £14.3 million, Rs1.1 billion)
7. Grand Bogue Caye Belize
$25 million (A$33.4 million, C$28.3 million, €20.8 million, £14.3 million, Rs1.1 billion)
8. Blue Lagoon Fiji
$25 million (A$33.4 million, C$28.3 million, €20.8 million, £14.3 million, Rs1.1 billion)
9. Thatch Cay U.S. Virgin Islands
$24 million (A$32.1 million, C$27.1 million, €19.9 million, £13.7 million, Rs1.1 billion)
10. Isola Santo Stefano Italy
$24 million (A$32.3 million, C$27.3 million, €20 million, £13.9 million, Rs 1.1 billion)
11. Little Ragged Island Bahamas
$23.5 million (A$31.4 million, C$26.6 million, €19.5 million, £13.4 million, Rs1 billion)
12. Leaf Cay 2 Bahamas
$19 million (A$25.4 million, C$21.5 million, €15.8 million, £10.8 million, Rs839.5 million)
13. Coakley Cay Bahamas
$18.2 million (A$24.3 million, C$20.6 million, €15.1 million, £10.4 million, Rs804.2 million)
14. Magic Island French Polynesia
$18 million (A$24.1 million, C$20.4 million, €15 million, £10.3 million, Rs797.3 million)
Source: The Private Islands
Images: PPZW
Tags: Expensive | Private Islands
They're not just for the pathologically reclusive or tragically stranded. Private islands, with their bare beaches, 360-degree views and delicious solitude, are coveted by billionaires and celebrities alike.
"If you win the lottery, you buy a private island," says Cheyenne Morrison, broker for Coldwell Banker Morrison's Private Islands in Port Douglas, Australia. "Or if you become a tech mogul, that's what you do. You think, 'I'll buy a yacht. I'll buy a private island.'"
The main incentive to owning an entire island is pretty obvious: keyword "private." A huge margin of water serves as a far more effective barrier to the outside world than a stone wall, automatic gate or towering privet hedge. There are no noisy neighbors; no photographers may set foot on your beach without permission.
1. Isla de sa Ferradura Spain
$39.7 million (A$53 million, C$44.9 million, €32.99 million, £22.7 million, Rs1.8 billion)
View the complete list after the jump.
2. Pakatoa Island New Zealand
$35 million (A$46.8 million, C$39.6 million, €29 million , £20 million , Rs1.5 billion)
3. Cerralvo Island Mexico
$35 million (A$46.8 million, C$39.6 million, €29 million , £20 million , Rs1.5 billion)
4. Temptation Island Thailand
$30 million (A$40.1 million, C$33.9 million, €24.9 million, £17.1 million, Rs1.3 billion)
5. Caritas Island Fairfield County, Conn.
$25 million plus (A$33.4 million, C$28.3 million, €20.8 million, £14.3 million, Rs1.1 billion)
6. Allan Island Washington State
$25 million (A$33.4 million, C$28.3 million, €20.8 million, £14.3 million, Rs1.1 billion)
7. Grand Bogue Caye Belize
$25 million (A$33.4 million, C$28.3 million, €20.8 million, £14.3 million, Rs1.1 billion)
8. Blue Lagoon Fiji
$25 million (A$33.4 million, C$28.3 million, €20.8 million, £14.3 million, Rs1.1 billion)
9. Thatch Cay U.S. Virgin Islands
$24 million (A$32.1 million, C$27.1 million, €19.9 million, £13.7 million, Rs1.1 billion)
10. Isola Santo Stefano Italy
$24 million (A$32.3 million, C$27.3 million, €20 million, £13.9 million, Rs 1.1 billion)
11. Little Ragged Island Bahamas
$23.5 million (A$31.4 million, C$26.6 million, €19.5 million, £13.4 million, Rs1 billion)
12. Leaf Cay 2 Bahamas
$19 million (A$25.4 million, C$21.5 million, €15.8 million, £10.8 million, Rs839.5 million)
13. Coakley Cay Bahamas
$18.2 million (A$24.3 million, C$20.6 million, €15.1 million, £10.4 million, Rs804.2 million)
14. Magic Island French Polynesia
$18 million (A$24.1 million, C$20.4 million, €15 million, £10.3 million, Rs797.3 million)
Source: The Private Islands
Images: PPZW
Tags: Expensive | Private Islands
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