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	Necker Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Necker Island (Hawaiian: Mokumanamana) is a small island in the Pacific Ocean, 13 km (8 miles) north of the Tropic of Cancer, located at 23°34′N 164°42′W.
		It is part of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, located 690 km (430 miles) northwest of Honolulu, and is part of the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge within the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Monument.
		Necker Island is between 41 to 45 acres (170,000 to 180,000 m²) and is rocky with steep sides and very little soil.
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		The hawaiian islands national wildlife refuge (hinwr) is a national wildlife refuge of the united states, comprised of the northwestern hawaiian islands,...
		Necker Island is between 41 to 45 acres (170,000 to 180,000 m²) and is rocky with steep sides and very little soil.
		The hawaiian islands is an archipelago of numerous islands and atolls trending northwest by southeast in the north pacific ocean between latitudes 19°...
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	Necker Island
		Necker Island (Mokumanamana) is a precipitation, narrow ridge of volcanic rock, about 1,300 yards long, east and west, by a tenth as wide.
		This famous French navigator sailed within a third of a league of the island on his passage westward, noting the perpendicular cliffs, white with the droppings of birds, the absence of trees, and the violence of the sea, which made it impossible to land.
		Officially Necker Island is part of the City and County of Honolulu, it having been one of the islands acquired by the United States from the Republic of Hawaii, July 7, 1898.
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	Necker Island
		Necker, on its own 74-acre island, represents the ultimate in privacy and is available for the exclusive use of a single family or party at one time, for occasions such as milestone birthday or anniversary celebrations, family gatherings or executive retreats.
		Necker Island is located at the northeastern extreme of the British Virgin Islands, and is reached via frequent flights to Tortola or Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands, and from there by boat to Necker Island.
		Necker’s more-than-ample staff is available to customize activities around the island’s several lovely beaches, hiking trails, well-equipped sea-view gymnasium, and seemingly endless watersports such as windsurfing, water-skiing, sailing on hobie catamarans, Sunfish and Catamarans, fishing, snorkeling or kayaking.
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	Necker Island - Exotic Getaway!
		Necker Island is a unique tropical oasis - a custom-build refuge in the sparking Carribbean Sea.
		The top of the island was blasted away to make room for the main house, a process that succeeds in the illusion that the low-slung, wood-shingled roof is a continuation of the island itself.
		In addition to a pampering staff, Necker Island boasts world-class dining, with all-inclusive meals that can be served at elegant place settings in the dining room, or outdoors on the veranda or the white-sand beach.
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	Necker Island
		Necker Island was developed by and is owned by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, owner of Virgin Atlantic Airways and the numerous other companies run by the Virgin Group.
		The Main House, a majestic, airy Balinese villa, sits atop a hill on this 74-acre island and is the principal guest accommodation.
		Prior to Necker Island, Chef Clay held the position of Nead Chef at the Waterloo House in Bermuda.
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		Although both of these islands were uninhabited at the time of their modern discovery in [[Page 34524]] the late eighteenth century, there is an extensive heiau (indigenous place of worship, shrine) complex on Necker, and agricultural terraces and other Hawaiian archaeological features can be found on Nihoa (Cleghorn 1984, Department of Geography 1998, USFWS 1986).
		Amaranthus brownii is the rarest native plant on the island of Nihoa (Conant 1985).
		On Necker Island, Sesbania tomentosa is known to occur from 45 m (150 ft) elevation to the 84 m (276 ft) summit, growing on the tops of all hills of the main island.
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	ipedia.com: Necker Island Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Necker Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean that is part of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
		Necker Island (also known as Mokumanumanu) is a small, uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean that is part of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
		Located 460 miles northwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, Necker is 45 acres in area, and is a rocky island with steep sides and very little soil.
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		Necker Island Necker Island Previously uninhabited, the House on Devil's Hill is the only residence on this exquisite, 74-acre, private paradise owned by multi-millionaire and entrepreneur Richard Branson.
		Necker Island was conceived for that basic reason." From his limousine, enroute to taking on yet another adventure against "the 'evil' British Airways empire," Branson (somewhat serenely) spoke to me on the telephone about his private hideaway on the British Virgin Island.
		Wendy and I had the fortunate experience of spending time on Necker Island, and then understood fully what Branson's commitment to impeccable taste and fine cuisine means to him.
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	Caribbean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Located southeast of Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north and west of South America, the Caribbean is commonly reckoned as a subregion of North America.
		The West Indies consist of the Antilles, divided into the larger Greater Antilles which bound the sea on the north and the Lesser Antilles on the east, and the Bahamas which are northeast of the sea.
		British West Indies / Anglophone Caribbean - Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bay Islands (briefly), British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Croix (briefly), Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and the Turks and Caicos Islands
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	Ralph Lauren Magazine - 7 Days In Paradise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The island is generally rented out in its entirety at a cost of well more than $20,000 a day—the island is the ultimate luxury destination.
		Necker Island is reached via frequent flights to Tortola or Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands and from there by boat.
		“Necker Island is one of the most unique places I have ever been,” says Marilyn, a resident of Wilmington, Delaware, who has been to the island four times (and values her privacy).
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		Necker Island is a tiny (barely 41 acres), steep-sided and barren volcanic presence lying some 393 miles northwest of Honolulu.
		Necker Island was discovered by La Perouse in 1786, at which time it was found to be uninhabited.
		Necker Island is today a protected bird reserve and officially part of the City and County of Honolulu.
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	Tropical Vacation
		Surrounded by the sparkling blue Caribbean sea of the British Virgin Islands, Necker Island exudes the elegance and lifestyle of the rich and famous.
		Necker Island is a small rocky landmass at the north-eastern extremity of a chain of islands, lapped by the sky-blue Caribbean Sea, which all together comprise the British Virgin Islands.
		Where possible, we use natural materials from the island in construction - the main walls of the house are built from stone removed from the top of the hill, and much of the timber is locally grown.
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	Necker Island - Vacation Idea.com Hotel Review
		Necker Island can be rented on a daily basis when it is not being used by its owner.
		The 74-acre island has a ten-bedroom Balinese villa and two one-bedroom Balinese houses - "Bali Hi" and "Bali Lo." The houses each have a private swimming pool and open-air lounging and dining areas.
		The villa, set on top of a hill with spectacular views of the island, has a large reception area, a spacious terrace, swimming pool, Jacuzzi and a waterfall.
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		The Necker Cube is an optical illusion first published in 1832 by Swiss crystallographer Louis Albert Necker.
		Necker cube on the left, impossible cube on the right.
		The Necker Cube is sometimes used to test computer models of the human visual system to see if they can arrive at consistent interpretations of the image the same way humans do.
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	Necker Island, Caribbean Private Islands :: Caribbean Edge
		From the air Necker Island is a raw emerald anchored in a pool of turquoise.
		On Necker, the pace is tropical, the ambience exotic.
		Necker Island has the best of both worlds: an exciting choice of recreational pursuits for the athletically inclined, or the privacy and privilege to do nothing but bask in the glow of this perfect tropical idyll.
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	Figure [Necker Island people; Hawai'i] (1976.194) \| Object Page \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		This enigmatic head and torso is one of a group of eleven stone figures discovered in 1894 on Necker Island, a barren outcrop of rock 300 miles northwest of the Hawai'ian islands.
		Necker was once inhabited by a Polynesian people who built temple platforms and carved stone figures from the local basaltic rock, but the island was abandoned several centuries prior to European contact.
		As a result, the precise iconography and function of the Necker Island figures, which may date to around 1000 A.D., is unknown.
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	Necker Island - All the Comforts of Home
		It was called Necker Island and was inhabited only by a herd of wild goats.
		Branson describes his first sight of Necker Island as 74 acres of "jutting headlands punctuated by beautiful sandy beaches and panoramic hillsides topped by cactus-studded ridges." My first impression is not so impressive.
		Soon, Necker Island is a larger green and brown lump, but no longer insignificant.
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	Necker, Jacques articles on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Necker, Jacques NECKER, JACQUES [Necker, Jacques], 1732-1804, French financier and statesman, b.
		Necker, Suzanne (Curchod) NECKER, SUZANNE (CURCHOD) [Necker, Suzanne (Curchod)], 1739-94, French writer; wife of Jacques Necker and mother of Mme de Staël.
		It is noted for its château, once the residence of Jacques Necker and his daughter, Mme de Staël.
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	Necker Island - Discover Richard Branson's private island paradise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		WHY GO Richard Branson found Necker when he was spending a weekend in the Caribbean 25 years ago.
		Normally this island paradise is expensively rented out as a single unit - one family or group of friends takes over the whole place - but several times a year the island is rented out, like a hotel, for 'Revitalisation' or 'Celebration' weeks.
		The great joy of Necker is that activities normally added expensively to the bill at the end of a holiday are 'all-in' and 'on demand'.
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		You could say this is the experience of a lifetime, but some—who have done it once—are compelled to return for more of the bliss that is life on Necker Island.
		Necker Island is situated in the British Virgin Islands.
		From Beef Island, guests are collected by the resort’s high-speed boats (before sundown), unless guests prefer to travel by helicopter directly to Necker.
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	Cigar Aficionado \| Archives \| Travel: Millionaire Hideaways
		Branson purchased Necker Island on somewhat of a whim about 25 years ago when he was admittedly young, daring and not particularly wealthy.
		When he flew over the uninhabited Necker Island during a helicopter tour, he was immediately captivated by the reef and beautiful beaches surrounding the rocky, 74-acre land mass.
		Gram is developing another island off the Belizean coast, a 1,200-acre piece of real estate about 35 miles from Cayo Espanto, and is negotiating the purchase of two islands in the British Virgin Islands and one in the Exuma island chain of the Bahamas.
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	Necker Island is a Chic Retreat Hotel in British Virgin Islands,Necker Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Favoured by celebrities, Necker Island now rents to individual couples during Celebration Weeks, offering the highest standards of service and comfort.
		At the Northeastern rim of the British Virgin Islands, this ultimate island retreat has only one residence, a magnificent ten-bedroom villa and two separate houses of breathtaking Balinese design.
		Necker offers two private beaches, state of the art watersports equipment including James Bond-like underwater scuba machines, a flood-lit tennis court.
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	Necker Island - Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Necker Island is shaped like a fishhook and covers about 45 acres of land.
		Necker is a dry volcanic island with a surrounding reef area of more than 140,000 acres.
		Necker was given the Hawaiian name Mokumanamana in the 20th century.
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	Necker Island luxury hotels in The Caribbean with luxury travel resort specialist Roxton Bailey Robinson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A tiny dot of perfection in the British Virgin Islands, Richard Branson’s Necker Island is fringed by talcum powder beaches, the clearest of aquamarine waters and a necklace of undisturbed coral reefs.
		Available primarily on an exclusive basis, Necker can accommodate up to twenty-six guests in the lap of such flexibility, privacy and luxury that until one arrives it is almost impossible to imagine.
		Gourmet picnics on the beach, formal dinners served with glittering silver and crystal, lobster in the beach pool’s floating pavilion or lunches around the vast, crocodile shaped dining table in the pool complex; the settings are as exotic as the cuisine and the wines are superb.
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	Barbados Island, Barbados Island information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The island is divided into 11 parishes and the city of Bridgetown for administrative purposes.
		Barbados is an island nation located towards the east of the Caribbean Sea and in the west of...
		Barbados is the eastern-most island of the Caribbean's Lesser Antilles, Relatively flat compared to its volcanic neighbours.
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	Necker Island
		Richard Branson’s private island of Necker, a quick, private helicopter trip from Virgin Gorda, is one of the world’s most luxurious holiday retreats.
		Necker Island can be yours for the ultimate holiday, for privacy and pampered luxury.
		For certain periods of the year Necker is available for individual couples to book individual rooms or studios.
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	Most expensive resorts 2006 - Forbes.com - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In the 1980s, when billionaire Richard Branson turned Necker Island, a private island playground in the British Virgin Islands, into an exclusive-use resort priced at $5,500 per night, such a thing was practically unheard of.
		But for a full island buyout, at $10,000 per night, the resort is effectively charging a rate of $2,000 per villa.
		She and her husband, Shaun, ran Necker Island from 1984 to 1988, and they returned to manage it this spring.
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	Necker Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Necker Island is part of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean.
		Virgin Gorda, Beef Island, and Tortola are near by.
		Helicopter transfers from US Virgin Islands to Necker where the island's exclusive accommodation offers The Great House, a majestic villa including The Master Suite or privacy in the The Bali Cottages.
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		For as long as I can remember, the islands of the Pacific have held a particular fascination for me. In the early 1980s I became intrigued by the status, possibilities and future of the tiny island nation of Nauru in the Central Pacific.
		Faced with a dwindling, despoiled land mass, the Goverment of Nauru was at the time seriously exploring the possiblities of acquiring an island in the Pacific sufficent for both present and future population.
		The main difficulty surrounding this enterprise was that all of the islands in the Pacific were owned or at least claimed by one government or another.
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