1. Aitutaki, Cook Islands
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2. Utila, Honduras
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3. Marettimo, Italy
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4. Tsarabanjina Island, Madagascar
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5. Mou Waho Island, New Zealand
It's an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island in an ocean.
Near the center of pristine alpine Lake Wanaka, on New Zealand's southern island, Mou Waho is a glacial remnant of the last Ice Age.
Once a stopover for steamers and log rafts, this island has a trek to the top of Tyrwhitt Peak and Arethusa Pool, a nice spot for ambitious picnickers.
Co-owned by ex-Antarctic ice diver Chris Riley, Eco Wanaka Adventures offers tours to this unique island that serves as home to several threatened species.
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6. Magdalen Islands, Quebec, Canada
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7. Saba, Dutch Caribbean
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8. Quilalea, Mozambique
This 86-acre private island sits in the middle of a protected Indian Ocean marine sanctuary.
Until 2011, when Christopher and Stella Bettany built nine coral and thatch villas, its only residents were nesting sea turtles and a sizable menagerie of wildlife.
Azura at Quilalea eco-resort offers a clifftop spa, a trail leading to dense baobab groves and sailing trips on traditional Mozambican dhows.
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9. XXXX Island, Australia
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10. Guana Island, British Virgin Islands
This private island has seven baby power beaches, 850 acres and one tiny resort.
As the owners like to say, "It's the Caribbean before it went public."
After being inhabited for 45 years by sugarcane-growing Quakers, Guana was purchased by a couple from Massachusetts who built six stone cottages and invited artists and intellectuals who stayed for months at a time.
Even now, the maximum number of guests is 32, which means everyone is on first-name basis with management -- were the island to be divvied up, everyone would have an average of 30 acres to themselves.
Well, to themselves and flora and fauna that scientists claim is more extensive than on any island its size, anywhere.
Thanks to several long-term restoration programs, Guana is home to such endangered species as Caribbean Roseate flamingos, stout iguanas, red-legged tortoises and the crestfallen travelers which, we're happy to report are birds, not humans.
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11. Sovalye Island, Turkey
Castle ruins on Sovalye (pronounced SHUH-VAH-LEE-AY) lend credence to the rumor that renegade knights-turned-pirates used this tiny island as a base during the Middle Ages.
Homes, an old city wall, churches and a Roman cistern from the Byzantine period that slid into the sea during numerous earthquakes are scattered throughout the island.
Scented pine and carob forests are a 15-minute boat ride from the port of Fethiye and once you're there everything's undertaken on foot -- no big chore as it takes 45 minutes to walk from end to end of the picturesque coastline.
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12. Andros, Bahamas
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13. Song Saa, Cambodia
In the untouched Koh Rong Archipelago, Song Saa is actually two islands, Koh Ouen and Koh Bong, joined by a bridge.
Just 35 minutes by boat from the port of Sihanoukville, its 27 villas resemble a chic Cambodian fishing village -- they were constructed from salvaged timber
Before the Australian owners started building, they put $500,000 into starting a conservation reserve protecting the island's seahorses and turtles. Four staff conservationists can guide you into the island's still deserted oases of virgin rainforests and tropical reefs.
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14. Piel Island, Lake District Coast, Cumbria, UK
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15. Navarino Island, Chile
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Thursday, August 15, 2013
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Imagine being rich enough to buy your own Island. Piel, off the coast of England, has to be my favorite. Thanks for these very interesting lessons. I would have never thought to compile such a list.
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