Saturday, March 27, 2010

Famous Celebrity Who Owns a Private Island

It's really fun if we owns our private island where there's no one in the island.. 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 Disney's 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.

Naturally, most celebrities prefer to keep their homes private - after all, what's the point of owning a private island if the whole world knows where it is? As such, some celebrity islands on this list are not specifically listed. Rather, the island's general location is listed. But enough of that. Here are some celebrities who own their own islands.

Curious about how their private island looks like?? here is the Famous Celebrity Who Owns a Private Island.. hmm why almost celebrity owns their private island near bahamas?? i want to know why..

This Island belong to Aristotle Onassis and located on Skorpios Island, Greece



The Next is the island belong to celine dion which is located on Île Gagnon, Quebec



And here is the island located on Musha Cay, Bahama which is belong to the magician David copperfield



Here is Eddie Murphy Private Island located on Rooster Cay, Bahamas



Johny Depp private Island located on Little Halls Pond Cay, Bahamas



This pirate of the Caribbean can literally call the Caribbean home. Reportedly Depp bought Little Hall's Pond Cay in the Bahamas in 2004. The island is 45 acres in size, about a mile long and 1300 feet wide with six private beaches but little other development. The purchase price for this celebrity owned island was reported to be $3.5 million. To see the original real estate listing for this property,

Leonardo DiCaprio – Blackadore Cay, Belize



Mel Gibson – Mago Island, Fiji



Star of Braveheart and the Lethal Weapon series of movies, Mel Gibson owns Mago Island in Fiji. Gibson purchased the 8.4-square-mile island in 2005 for $15 million. It was previously owned by a Japanese company, the Tokyu Corporation.

After the purchase, a local tribe, the Yavusa Vuaniivi, fought to get the island back, claiming it was part of their ancestral homeland.

Nicholas Cage – Leaf Cay, Bahamas



Nicholas Cage loves buying property. In addition to his latest Rhode Island house and his castle, Nicholas Cage owns a 40-acre island in the Bahamas.

Shakira – Bonds Cay, Bahamas



Sir Richard Branson – undoubtly the king of the islands. He owns Necker and Moskito Islands, Caribbean Sea; Makepeace Island, Noosa River; Island of England, Dubai