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Liberty Island

American  
[lib-er-tee ahy-luhnd] / ˈlɪb ər ti ˈaɪ lənd /

noun

  1. a small island in upper New York Bay: site of the Statue of Liberty.


Liberty Island British  

noun

  1. Former name (until 1956): Bedloe's Island.  a small island in upper New York Bay: site of the Statue of Liberty. Area: 5 hectares (12 acres)

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Michael Canitrot, a French DJ and producer who created the show, said the landmark's remote location on Liberty Island had complicated logistics.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

How sorrowful that it has come to this parting of ways, 140 years after the French presented us with that lovely monument to our shared spirit, the figure who lifts her lamp over Liberty Island.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2025

One of Amal’s stops will be Liberty Island, where she’ll come face-to-toe with the Statue of Liberty, who welcomes the “huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”

From Seattle Times Sep. 15, 2022

After a slow pass over the Brooklyn Bridge and a long loop around Liberty Island, passengers are typically back in Kearny in just over 15 minutes.

From New York Times Oct. 21, 2021

All of them were trapped on Liberty Island with what little they’d been able to buy before the storm, and there was still no sign of help from the outside.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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