private island

Secluded ocean property

A private island is an island owned by an individual, family, or corporation rather than a government.

The term evokes wealth and exclusivity—private islands serve as vacation retreats, tax havens, or symbols of extreme affluence: He bought a private island in the Caribbean.

Some are developed with luxury amenities; others remain wild.

Related

sovereignty · castaway · no man's land · leasehold · tax haven · jurisdiction · resort · investment · lagoon · atoll · beach · villa · archipelago · caretaker · Branson · title · property law · land ownership

Categories
Opposites
ownership and access

private islandpublic beach

Unrestricted coastal recreation area

public land · national park · public park · commons · communal land

exclusivity and wealth signaling

private islandpublic housing

Subsidized homes for poor

housing project · tenement · council estate · trailer park · slum

isolation vs. connection

private islandcity center

Urban area's main district

downtown · urban core · metropolis · mainland · public square

Family

private, island

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G