Correction for the height of The Statue of Liberty

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How long is 40.0 meters?

It's about two-fifths as tall as The Statue of Liberty

The height of The Statue of Liberty is about 92.990 meters.

(a.k.a. "Liberty Enlightening the World," a.k.a. La Liberté Éclairant le Monde) (Liberty Island, New York City, New York) (pedestal base to torch peak)

The Statue of Liberty reaches 92.99 m including the pedestal. The statue was designed using an optical trick known as "forced perspective" to make the statue appear proportionally correct when viewed from its base and is, in actuality, disproportionately large at the top.

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APA Style (7th Ed.)

The Measure of Things. (2024). Correction for the height of The Statue of Liberty. Retrieved April 16, 2024 from themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=distance&unit=m&amt=40.0&i=82

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