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'''Goldeneye''' is the original name of novelist [[Ian Fleming]]'s estate on [[Oracabessa]] Bay on the northern coastline of [[Jamaica]]. He bought {{cvt|15|acre|ha}} adjacent to the [[Golden Clouds]] estate in 1946 and built his home on the edge of a cliff overlooking a private beach. The three-bedroom structure was constructed from Fleming's sketch, fitted with wooden [[jalousie window]]s and a swimming pool.<ref>[http://www.ianfleming.com/pages/content/index.asp?PageID=219 Ianfleming.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807163722/http://www.ianfleming.com/pages/content/index.asp?PageID=219 |date=2011-08-07 }} Description of house</ref> Fleming's visitors at Goldeneye included actors, musicians, and filmmakers, among others.<ref>[http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/travel/09Jamaica.html?pagewanted=all The New York Times] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205071252/http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/travel/09Jamaica.html?pagewanted=all |date=2013-02-05 }} Fleming's celebrity guests</ref> {{as of|2010}}, the property operates as Goldeneye Hotel and Resort, consisting of Fleming's main house and several cottages, and it continues to |
'''Goldeneye''' is the original name of novelist [[Ian Fleming]]'s estate on [[Oracabessa]] Bay on the northern coastline of [[Jamaica]]. He bought {{cvt|15|acre|ha}} adjacent to the [[Golden Clouds]] estate in 1946 and built his home on the edge of a cliff overlooking a private beach. The three-bedroom structure was constructed from Fleming's sketch, fitted with wooden [[jalousie window]]s and a swimming pool.<ref>[http://www.ianfleming.com/pages/content/index.asp?PageID=219 Ianfleming.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807163722/http://www.ianfleming.com/pages/content/index.asp?PageID=219 |date=2011-08-07 }} Description of house</ref> Fleming's visitors at Goldeneye included actors, musicians, and filmmakers, among others.<ref>[http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/travel/09Jamaica.html?pagewanted=all The New York Times] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205071252/http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/travel/09Jamaica.html?pagewanted=all |date=2013-02-05 }} Fleming's celebrity guests</ref> {{as of|2010}}, the property operates as Goldeneye Hotel and Resort, consisting of Fleming's main house and several cottages, and it continues to celebrities as resort guests. |
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The estate is located in the [[Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary]], established in 2011 to protect the area's [[marine ecosystem]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oracabessafoundation.org/ourwork/environment/oracabessa_fish_sanctuary.html |title=Oracabessa Fish Sanctuary |publisher=Oracabessa Foundation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526100504/http://www.oracabessafoundation.org/ourwork/environment/oracabessa_fish_sanctuary.html |archive-date=2012-05-26}}</ref> It is adjacent to [[James Bond Beach]]. |
The estate is located in the [[Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary]], established in 2011 to protect the area's [[marine ecosystem]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oracabessafoundation.org/ourwork/environment/oracabessa_fish_sanctuary.html |title=Oracabessa Fish Sanctuary |publisher=Oracabessa Foundation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526100504/http://www.oracabessafoundation.org/ourwork/environment/oracabessa_fish_sanctuary.html |archive-date=2012-05-26}}</ref> It is adjacent to [[James Bond Beach]]. |