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MSN: 8 islands owned by billionaires

Posted by Max Nov 5 '12, 09:11

Lanai, Hawaii
Owner: Larry Ellison
Purchase price: $500 million to $600 million

Necker Island, British Virgin Islands
Owner: Richard Branson
Estimated value: $100 million

St. Phillips Island, S.C.
Owner: Ted Turner
Purchase price: $2 million

Brecqhou, U.K.
Owners: David and Frederick Barclay
Purchase price: $4.3 million

Allan Island, Wash.
Owner: Paul Allen
Estimated value: $13.5 million

Robins Island, N.Y.
Owner: Louis Moore Bacon
Purchase price: $11 million

James Island, British Columbia
Owner: Craig McCaw
Estimated value: $75.1 million

Sampson Cay, the Bahamas
Owner: John Malone
Estimated value: N/A
Liberty Media (LINTA) Chairman Malone overtook Ted Turner as the biggest private property owner in the United States last year when he acquired an additional 2.2 million acres of land.

with a brief description on each (money.msn.com)

Responses:

Surprisingly, buying an island isn't as expensive as you might think. - Trishgiving Nov 5, 09:53 1
- I always have my eye on a few sub-$1million islands, in case I get a windfall. :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 09:54
We don't have a page at this address -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 5, 09:13 2
- try taking off the http:// bit, I had to add it to get the post to accept the link. -- nm - Max Nov 5, 09:15
- It loaded for me. -- nm - Mop (197 lbs) Nov 5, 09:14

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