1. Name--Alexander Selkirk
2. Marooned--on Mas a Tierra Island3. Duration--four years, four months
4. Reason--left ship voluntarily*
5. Food--killed over 500 goats
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6. Amenities--sea lion whiskers as toothpicks
7. Royalties from Robinson Crusoe navel--none
Source: "Castaway in Paradise," James C. Simmons, Sheridan House 1993.
*Selkirk thought ship was unseaworthy; it sank