When someone wants to claim ownership of land that’s not theirs, it is called Adverse Possession. To claim Adverse Possession you would need to make an application to the Land Registry. The Land Registry have a strict set of criteria you must meet before you can claim land you do not own.

No, you cannot live on BLM land. At least, not at the same campsite. However, you can keep moving from one location to another and remain on BLM land in general for an indefinite period.

Bir Tawil is the only truly unclaimed piece of land in the world, a not so tiny pinch of African land disavowed by both Egypt and Sudan, and generally only claimed by eccentric Micronationalists (more on that later).

In its list of 100 top American landowners, The Land Report gives the top spot to Liberty Media Chair John Malone, who owns 2.2 million acres of ranches and forests. CNN founder Ted Turner ranked number three with 2 million acres of ranch land across eight states.

The third-richest man on the planet, Bill Gates, is also one of the largest private owners of farmland in the US.

Gates’ achievement, according to the report, is that he’s largest private owner of farmland in the US. A 2018 purchase of 14,500 acres of prime eastern Washington farmland – which is traditional Yakama territory – for $171m helped him get that title.

Bill Gates

Harvard University1973–1975

College Dropout Bill Gates, Who Spends Millions on Harvard, Gets Honorary Doctorate. Gates dropped out of Harvard to start Microsoft. In 2007, Harvard awarded Gates an honorary doctorate. Gates has never had to follow a predetermined program of study in order to earn a college degree via traditional coursework.

65 years (28 October 1955)

Melinda Ann Gates (née French; born August 15, 1964) is an American philanthropist and a former general manager at Microsoft. In 2000, she and her husband Bill Gates co-founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s largest private charitable organization as of 2015.

Winblad Has an Extensive Background in Business In 1989, she co-founded Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, which was the first venture firm focused entirely on software, the company’s website states. Over the years, the firm has launched over 160 companies, according to her company bio.

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