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Detailed explanation-1: -He moved the island to the Caribbean and peopled it with cannibals, one of whom becomes Crusoe’s faithful servant Friday. While Selkirk was stranded for a mere four years, the fictional Crusoe spends 28 years, two months and 19 days as a castaway, as he meticulously notes in his journal.

Detailed explanation-2: -The book, about a shipwrecked sailor who spends 28 years on a deserted island, is based on the experiences of shipwreck victims and of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor who spent four years on a small island off the coast of South America in the early 1700s.

Detailed explanation-3: -The classic story of Robinson Crusoe, a man who is dragged to a desert island after a shipwreck.

Detailed explanation-4: -Myth #1: Robinson Crusoe Island is in Fiji The real Robinson Crusoe Island, however, belongs to the Juan Fernandez Archipelago off the coast of Chile. Once known as ‘Más a Tierra’, the island was renamed in 1966 to reflect its status as the inspiration behind Daniel Defoe’s most famous novel.