Statue of Liberty
Also known as Bedloe Island, Bedloes Island, Bedlow Island, Bedlow's Island, Great Oyster Island, Liberty Island, Min-ne-ais, Minissais, Minnisais, Statue of Liberty World Heritage Site
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
United States
Inscribed
1984
Area
6 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Statue of Liberty is about 9 km south-west of New York. The nearest other World Heritage site is Independence Hall, about 120 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- New York · about 19,040,000 peopleabout 9 km north-east
- Newark · about 280,000 peopleabout 11 km west
- Paterson · about 151,000 peopleabout 30 km north
- Stamford · about 747,000 peopleabout 60 km north-east
- Trenton · about 367,000 peopleabout 80 km south-west
- Bridgeport · about 1,018,000 peopleabout 90 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
United StatesCultural125 km away
United StatesCultural484 km away
CanadaCultural499 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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