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Satellite View of Statue of Liberty using Google Earth Data

Satellite view is showing the Statue of Liberty, New York,  United States, located on a 12 acre island at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor.
The Statue of Liberty was a gift of international friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States, in recognition of the friendship established during the American Revolution. The French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was commissioned to design a sculpture with the year 1876 in mind for completion, to commemorate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence.

Height from base to torch 151 ft 1 in, 46 m
Foundation of pedestal to torch 305 ft 1 in; 93 m
Thickness of copper sheeting 3/32 of an inch 2.4 mm
Total weight used in Statue 450,000 pounds 204.1 tons

 
Google Map: Satellite View of Statue of Liberty, New York, USA.

Google Earth Explore 3D model of the Statue of Liberty in Google Earth
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φ Latitude °N, λ Longitude °E (of Map centre):
Click on the map and drag your mouse to move the map around. Changes also the Latitude/Longitude of the map. Point with your mouse on a desired place on the map then double click to center the map. Zoom in +, Zoom out –
Map Type Control Buttons; to switch between various map types use this buttons: Map for street map, Satellite for satellite image; Hybrid for a combination of satellite image and street map; Terrain for a physical map.
 
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Related Pages:
 Zoomable map/satellite view of New York City.
 Zoomable map/satellite view of United States.
 Political Map of United States
 Maps of the U.S. States

 United States Country Profile
 U.S. States

External Links:
Statue of Liberty National Monument
Information about Statue of Liberty by U.S. National Park Service.

UNESCO World Heritage: Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty entry at World Heritage Centre.


 
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