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The appeal of a private island has been growing steadily over the course of the past year.

While billionaires hide out on their yachts and millionaires complain that they don’t have yachts (which opened up a gap in the market, quickly filled), most of us are here on dry land trying to stay two metres apart at all times.

If that dry land happened to be an isolated bit of paradise in the Bahamas, it would be a whole other story.

So if hell is other people, you need a break from general society, and you have cash to burn, check this out, via The Independent.

For those who fancy owning a private island in the Caribbean, with undeveloped forested hills and pristine white sand beaches stretching across a total of 730 acres, Little Ragged Island in the Bahamas has been put up for sale at an auction with no minimum bid.

The island is also known as St Andrew’s and is the largest island (upwards of 730 acres) currently available for purchase in the Bahamas region.

Image: Concierge Auctions

Take a look:

Concierge Auctions is handling the sale. Here’s how they describe the land:

Surrounded by azure ocean waters and fringed with pristine white sand beaches, the island is breathtaking from first look and presents infinite possibility. Elevation varies from sea level to a hilly 40 feet.

They also provide some ideas for development:

…A perfect blank canvas of rolling hills, lignum vitae trees, and calm warm waters begs to be painted with your dream project: a picturesque private residential settlement, a crown jewel of a tropical estate with miles of private beaches to wander, or a boutique resort with more than enough acreage left to add an entire 18-hole golf course.

Or a small hut where nobody can find you. I’m just spitballing here.

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If you get bored on your island, you can scoot on over to one of the other nearby spots of land in a 100-mile string of islets.

There’s also the option of fishing with the waters surrounding it housing snapper, barracuda, tuna, and kingfish aplenty. There are birds for the birdwatchers, like pink flamingos.

Oh, and if you need to visit somewhere with actual supplies, Duncan Town, a small settlement with a solar farm and airport, is less than 8km away.

It’s the dream.

[source:independent&concierge]