Liberty Island
island in the Upper New York Bay, United States
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Summary
Liberty Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,190 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Manhattan[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Upper New York Bay[5]
- Instance of: heritage site[6], World Heritage Site[7]
- Commons category: Liberty Island[8]
- Located in time zone: UTC−05:00[9], UTC−04:00[10]
- Coordinate location: 40.69, -74.045[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Liberty Island[12]
- Population: 0[13]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[14], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[15]
- Published in: The New Student's Reference Work[16]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[17]
- Official name: Liberty Island[18]
- Elevation above sea level: 2[19]
- Area: 5.95[20]
- World Heritage criteria: (i)[21], (vi)[22]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Liberty Island include it[23], a horse[24].
Why It Matters
Liberty Island has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]