Private Islands

Shortlist · 21 islands

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Bare land is the purest island purchase and the most demanding. These are the undeveloped islands we track, with what is known about buildability stated plainly.

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Inner Islands, Praslin, Seychelles

Round Island, Praslin

€18,000,000 (guide)
37 acres
Sanction to Purchase requiredMarketed since 2024
anchoragebeachblank-canvas
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Lau Group, Eastern Fiji, Fiji

Katafanga Island

Under offer
225 acresFreehold
FreeholdMarketed since 2006
anchorageturnkeydiving
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Gulf of Corinth, near Delphi, Greece

St. Athanasios Island

€2,200,000 (guide)
2.6 acresFreehold
FreeholdMarketed since 2013
beachbuildableheritage
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British Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands

Ginger Island

Under offer
258 acresFreehold
Freehold
divinganchoragebeach
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Panama (Pearl Islands), Panama

Isla de Puercos

US$11,000,000
200 acresFreehold
Freehold
beachanchoragefishing
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Grenadines, St Vincent and the Grenadines

Isle à Quatre

US$54,000,000
376 acresFreehold
FreeholdMarketed since 2006
beachanchoragereef
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Turks & Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands

Joe Grant Cay

US$18,800,000
199 acresFreehold
FreeholdMarketed since 2008
beachremotebonefishing
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Bahamas, Bahamas

Little Ragged Island

Available discreetly · on application
712 acresFreehold
FreeholdMarketed since 2020
beachanchoragebonefishing
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Grenadines, St Vincent and the Grenadines

Petit Mustique

Available discreetly · on application
100 acresFreehold
FreeholdMarketed since 2007
remotereefanchorage
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Belize, Belize

South Cocoplum Caye

US$2,500,000
5.7 acresFreehold
FreeholdMarketed since 2023
reefdivingsnorkelling
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US Virgin Islands, United States (US Virgin Islands)

Thatch Cay

US$19,500,000
230 acresFreehold
FreeholdMarketed since 2003
divinganchorageviews
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Turks & Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands

Water Cay

US$75,000,000
432 acresFreehold
FreeholdMarketed since 2014
beachanchoragediving
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Inner Islands, Seychelles

Thérèse Island

Available discreetly · on application
188 acresLeasehold
LeaseholdSanction to Purchase required
beachdivingblank-canvas
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Adriatic (Istria), Croatia

Ceja Island

€20,400,000
40 acresFreehold
FreeholdMarketed since 2022
beachanchorageseclusion
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Ionian Islands, Greece

Nissos Sofia

Off the market · last listed at €5,000,000
43.5 acresFreehold
Freehold
anchorageconservationseclusion
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British Columbia, Canada, Canada

American Island

C$145,000
8 acresFreehold
FreeholdMarketed since 2021
forestfishingswimming
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Florida Keys, USA, United States

Florida Keys Island (Marathon)

US$3,900,000
15 acresFreehold
Freehold
oceandivingfishing
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Nova Scotia, Canada, Canada

MacLellon's Island

C$199,000
15 acresFreehold
Freehold
forestcoastalkayaking
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West Estonian Archipelago, Estonia

Hanikatsi Island

Past sale · editorial benchmark
205 acresFreehold
Freehold
conservationwildlifeheritage
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Fiji, Fiji

Nananu-i-Cake

US$12,000,000
575 acresFreehold
FreeholdMarketed since 2012
beachreefanchorage
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Yasawa Group, Fiji, Fiji

Nanuyasesara & Nanuyabuli Islands

FJ$10,000,000
24.5 acresLeasehold
Leasehold
beachlagoondiving
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Ownership, cost, tenure and the few islands that come to market each season. Reported plainly. No. 1 — The Quiet Market is out now; No. 2 follows next quarter.

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