Liberty Island
Island in New York Harbor in the US
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Liberty Island is a federally owned island in Upper New York Bay in the northeastern United States. Its most notable feature is the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World), a large statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi that was dedicated in 1886. The island also contains the Statue of Liberty Museum, which opened in 2019, and exhibits the statue's original torch, which was carried by Liberty from 1886 to 1984.
Long known as Bedloe's Island, it was renamed by an act of the United States Congress in 1956. Part of the State of New York, the island is an exclave of the New York City borough of Manhattan, surrounded by the waters of Jersey City, New Jersey. There were a number of disputes regarding the jurisdictional status of the island during the 20th century.
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Ellis Island
Island in New York Harbor in the US
0.7 mi away
Governors Island
Island in New York City
1.5 mi away
Statue of Liberty
Colossal sculpture in New York Harbor
330 ft away
Hudson River
River in New York and New Jersey, US
1.0 mi away
Port of New York and New Jersey
Port in the northeastern US
1.5 mi away
Liberty State Park
Park on Upper New York Bay in Jersey City, New Jersey
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