Melody Key

{{Short description|Island in the United States of America}}

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Melody Key is a privately owned island in the Florida Keys in Monroe County, Florida, United States.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/constructionandproperty/9226905/The-worlds-most-expensive-private-islands.html?image=1 The world's most expensive private islands], The Daily TelegraphJonathan Vatner, [http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/travel/03journeys.html?pagewanted=all Island Hopping to Your Own Island], The New York Times, December 30, 2009 It is 5.5 acres-wide. {{As of|2012}}, it was the world's fifth most expensive island. As of January 2017, the island was listed for sale, at an asking price of $7 million.{{Cite web|title=derStandard.at|url=https://www.derstandard.at/consent/tcf/2000050198507/privatinsel-in-florida-steht-fuer-6-6-millionen-euro-zum|access-date=2021-05-26|website=www.derstandard.at}} After being listed Melody Key suffered severe storm damage and later sold for $3.2 million via HGTV's Islands Hunters television show.{{Cite web|title=10 Dreamy Scenes From Island Hunters|url=https://www.hgtv.com/shows/island-hunters/10-dreamy-scenes-from-island-hunters-pictures|access-date=2021-05-26|website=HGTV|language=en}}