What is the longest anyone was ever marooned on a desert island?

Question: What is the longest anyone was ever marooned on a desert island!?

Just saw 'Cast Away' and it got me curious!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Alexander Selkirk, who was the inspiration for "Robinson Crusoe", spent 4 years alone on the island off South America!.!.!.WAY off South America in the Pacific!.!.!.!.!.!.that was eventually named for him before being rescuedWww@QuestionHome@Com

There were several Japanese soldiers who were found on remote islands in the 1980's who didn't know that WWII was over!.Www@QuestionHome@Com