Private island
Southeast Asia has numerous islands, with Indonesia being an archipelago of 17,000 islands and the Philippines having around 7,100. Real estate laws restrict foreigners' ability to buy property in the geographical area, and many islands either have unclear ownership rights or are already settled. Private islands that are available in Southeast Asia's real estate market are also prohibitively costly due to being in high demand by hotel developers. Developments address these difficulties by selling private islands that have villas and neighbor islands that have high-end hotels; the proximity keeps costs of habitation down.
List of beaches in Indonesia
Below is a list of notable Indonesian beaches. The list is sorted by provinces roughly west to east, north to south; and then alphabetically by the name of the beach, ignoring the words "beach" or ""pantai"" (Indonesian "beach"). To avoid mistranslation, the names of the beaches are listed by translating the word "pantai" into "beach". Translation of other words, such as "Tanjung" (Indonesian for "cape") or "Pasir Putih" (Indonesian for "white sand"), are ignored.