The Statue of Liberty is in a bay.
Liberty Island is a federally owned island in Upper New York Bay in the United States , best known as the location of the Statue of Liberty . The Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World ; [ La Liberté éclairant le monde , links = no ] ) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City , in the United States . The Statue of Liberty National Monument is a United States national monument located in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York comprising Liberty Island and Ellis Island .