Necker Island
18°32′N 64°22′W
Necker Island is a 30-hectare (74-acre) island in the British Virgin Islands just north of Virgin Gorda. The island is entirely owned by Sir Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin Group, and is part of the Virgin Limited Edition portfolio of luxury properties.
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18°32′N 64°22′W
Overview
Necker Island is a 30-hectare (74-acre) island in the British Virgin Islands just north of Virgin Gorda. The island is entirely owned by Sir Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin Group, and is part of the Virgin Limited Edition portfolio of luxury properties. The whole island operates as a resort and can accommodate up to 56 guests, with additional room for 14 children.
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Nearest islands
- Virgin Gorda6.1 km
- Anegada23 km
- Tortola31 km
- Saint John45 km
- Saint Thomas61 km
- Saint Croix98 km
Also in Virgin Islands

Saint Croix
217 km²▲ 334 m
Major islands

Vieques
133 km²▲ 281 m
Major islands

Saint Thomas
71.3 km²▲ 474 m
Major islands

Tortola
56.5 km²▲ 521 m
Major islands

Saint John
49.7 km²▲ 377 m
Major islands

Anegada
39.9 km²▲ 13 m
Major islands

Culebra
26.8 km²▲ 185 m
Minor islands
Virgin Gorda
21.9 km²▲ 414 m
Minor islands
Also in Leeward Islands
Basse-Terre Island
847 km²▲ 1,467 m
Major islands

Dominica
751 km²▲ 1,447 m
Major islands

Grande-Terre
593 km²▲ 136 m
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Curaçao
428 km²▲ 372 m
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Bonaire
272 km²▲ 241 m
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Antigua
271 km²▲ 402 m
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Saint Croix
217 km²▲ 334 m
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Aruba
179 km²▲ 188 m
Major islands
Also in Windward Antilles

Trinidad
4,823 km²▲ 940 m
Major islands
Basse-Terre Island
847 km²▲ 1,467 m
Major islands

Dominica
751 km²▲ 1,447 m
Major islands
Saint Lucia
603 km²▲ 950 m
Major islands

Grande-Terre
593 km²▲ 136 m
Major islands

Barbados
433 km²▲ 340 m
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Curaçao
428 km²▲ 372 m
Major islands

Saint Vincent
344 km²▲ 1,234 m
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Also in Lesser Antilles

Trinidad
4,823 km²▲ 940 m
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Martinique
1,089 km²▲ 1,397 m
Major islands

Margarita Island
952 km²▲ 960 m
Major islands
Basse-Terre Island
847 km²▲ 1,467 m
Major islands

Dominica
751 km²▲ 1,447 m
Major islands
Saint Lucia
603 km²▲ 950 m
Major islands

Grande-Terre
593 km²▲ 136 m
Major islands

Barbados
433 km²▲ 340 m
Major islands
Also in Antilles
Cuba
105,261 km²▲ 1,974 m
Major islands

Hispaniola
73,990 km²▲ 3,098 m
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Jamaica
10,962 km²▲ 2,256 m
Minor islands

Island of Puerto Rico
8,703 km²▲ 1,328 m
Minor islands

Trinidad
4,823 km²▲ 940 m
Minor islands

Isla de la Juventud
2,198 km²▲ 303 m
Minor islands

Martinique
1,089 km²▲ 1,397 m
Minor islands

Margarita Island
952 km²▲ 960 m
Minor islands
Also in Caribbean
Cuba
109,884 km²
Major islands
Cuba
105,261 km²▲ 1,974 m
Major islands

Hispaniola
73,990 km²▲ 3,098 m
Major islands
Haiti
27,750 km²
Major islands

Jamaica
10,962 km²▲ 2,256 m
Minor islands

Island of Puerto Rico
8,703 km²▲ 1,328 m
Minor islands

Trinidad
4,823 km²▲ 940 m
Minor islands

North Andros Island
3,323 km²▲ 24 m
Minor islands
Photographs
Necker Island, British Virgin Islands

The Great House on Necker Island, built after Hurricane Irene in August 2011.

Richard Branson hosted a weekend retreat focused on philanthropy, and the collective commitments made in the course of 48 hours blew my mind. It was double the amount raised last time. Big gratitude for gracious giving.

Necker Island – Eustatia Island - Prickly Pear Island – Virgin Gorda

Necker Island, British Virgin Islands

Britische Jungferninseln - Necker Island

Wendell Brown and Sir Richard Branson on Necker Island at the dinner party for Branson's 2017 XTC event

Wendell Brown and Sir Richard Branson on Necker Island at the dinner party for Branson's 2017 XTC event
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Photographs
- Necker Island, BVI. --Legis (talk - contribs) / Public domain
- Close up of Necker Island. Mazzy02 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Philanthropy Retreat on Branson's Necker Island (35437125620). Steve Jurvetson from Los Altos, USA / CC BY 2.0
- Necker Island – Eustatia Island - Prickly Pear Island – Virgin Gorda - panoramio. giggel / CC BY 3.0
- Necker Island. Kathleen Conklin / CC BY 2.0
- Britische Jungferninseln - Necker Island - panoramio. giggel / CC BY 3.0
- Wendell Brown and Richard Branson on Necker Island February 2017. Anethars / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wendell Brown and Richard Branson on Necker Island February 2017 (cropped). Anethars / CC BY-SA 4.0