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(a) A line drawn from the easternmost extremity of Kendall Head to latitude 44°54′45″ N. longitude 66°58′30″ W.; thence to the range marker located in approximate position latitude 44°51′45″ N. longitude 66°59″ W.
(b) A line drawn from West Quoddy Head Light to latitude 44°48.5′ N. longitude 66°56.4′ W. (Sail Rock Lighted Whistle Buoy “1”); thence to latitude 44°37.5′ N. longitude 67°09.8′ W. (Little River Lighted Whistle Buoy “2LR”); thence to latitude 44°14.5′ N. longitude 67°57.2′ W. (Frenchman Bay Approach Lighted Whistle Buoy “FB”); thence to Mount Desert Light; thence to Matinicus Rock Light; thence to Monhegan Island Light; thence to latitude 43°31.6′ N. longitude 70°05.5′ W. (Portland Lighted Horn Buoy “P”); thence to Boon Island Light; thence to latitude 42°37.9′ N. longitude 70°31.2′ W. (Cape Ann Lighted Whistle Buoy “2”).
A line drawn from latitude 42°37.9′ N. longitude 70°31.2′ W. (Cape Ann Lighted Whistle Buoy “2”) to latitude 42°22.7′ N. longitude 70°47.0′ W. (Boston Lighted Horn Buoy “B”); thence to Race Point Light.
(a) A line drawn from Chatham Light to latitude 41°36.1′ N. longitude 69°51.1′ W. (Pollack Rip Entrance Lighted Horn Buoy “PR”); thence to latitude 41°26.0′ N. longitude 69°46.2′ W. (Great Round Shoal Channel Lighted Buoy “2”); thence to Sankaty Head Light.
(b) A line drawn from the westernmost extremity of Nantucket Island to the southwesternmost extremity of Wasque Point, Chappaquiddick Island.
(c) A line drawn from Gay Head Light to Block Island Southeast Light; thence to Montauk Point Light on the easterly end of Long Island.
(a) A line drawn from Shinnecock East Breakwater Light to Shinnecock West Breakwater Light.
(b) A line drawn from Moriches Inlet East Breakwater Light to Moriches Inlet West Breakwater Light.
(c) A line drawn from Fire Island Inlet Breakwater Light 348° true to the southernmost extremity of the spit of land at the western end of Oak Beach.
(d) A line drawn from Jones Inlet Light 322° true across the southwest tangent of the island on the north side of Jones Inlet to the shoreline.
A line drawn from East Rockaway Inlet Breakwater Light (LLNR 31500) at 40°34′56.600″ N, 073°45′17.200″ W to 40°27′00″ N, 073°48′00″ W (former Ambrose Light position); thence to Highlands Light (LLNR 35025) (Private aid) (north tower) at 40°23′47.640″ N, 073°59′09.000″ W.
[USCG-2021-0348, 87 FR 3223, Jan. 21, 2022]
(a) A line drawn from Shark River Inlet North Breakwater Light “2” to Shark River Inlet South Breakwater Light “1”.
(b) A line drawn from Manasquan Inlet North Breakwater Light to Manasquan Inlet South Breakwater Light.
(c) A line drawn along the submerged Barnegat Inlet North Breakwater to Barnegat Inlet North Breakwater Light “2”; thence to Barnegat Inlet Light “5”; thence along the submerged Barnegat Inlet South Breakwater to shore.
(d) A line drawn from the seaward tangent of Long Beach Island to the seaward tangent of Pullen Island across Beach Haven and Little Egg Inlets.
(e) A line drawn from the seaward tangent of Pullen Island to the seaward tangent of Brigantine Island across Brigantine Inlet.
(f) A line drawn from the seaward extremity of Absecon Inlet North Jetty to Atlantic City Light.
(g) A line drawn from the southernmost point of Longport at latitude 39°18.2′ N. longitude 74°32.2′ W. to the northeasternmost point of Ocean City at latitude 39°17.6′ N. longitude 74°33.1′ W. across Great Egg Harbor Inlet.
(h) A line drawn parallel with the general trend of the seaward, highwater shoreline across Corson Inlet.
(i) A line formed by the centerline of the Townsend Inlet Highway Bridge.
(j) A line formed by the shoreline of Seven Mile Beach and Hereford Inlet Light.
A line drawn from Cape May Inlet East Jetty Light to latitude 38°55.8′ N. longitude 74°51.4′ W. (Cape May Harbor Inlet Lighted Bell Buoy “2CM”); thence to latitude 38°48.9′ N. longitude 75°02.3′ W. (Delaware Bay Entrance Channel Lighted Buoy “8”); thence to the northernmost extremity of Cape Henlopen.
(a) A line drawn from the easternmost extremity of Indian River Inlet North Jetty to latitude 38°36.5′ N. longitude 75°02.8′ W. (Indian River Inlet Lighted Gong Buoy “1”); thence to Indian River Inlet South Jetty Light.
(b) A line drawn from Ocean City Inlet Light “6” to latitude 38°19.4′ N. longitude 75°05.0′ W. (Ocean City Inlet Entrance Lighted Buoy “4”); thence to latitude 38°19.3′ N. longitude 75°05.1′ W. (Ocean City Inlet Entrance Lighted Buoy “5”); thence to the easternmost extremity of the south breakwater.
(c) A line drawn from Assateague Beach Tower Light to latitude 37°50.2′ N. longitude 75°24.9′ W. (Chincoteague Inlet Lighted Bell Buoy “CI”); thence to the tower charted at latitude 37°52.6′ N. longitude 75°26.7′ W.
(d) A line drawn from the southernmost extremity of Cedar Island to latitude 37°34.7′ N. longitude 75°36.0′ W. (Wachapreague Inlet Entrance Lighted Buoy “1”); thence due south to shore at Parramore Beach.
(e) A line drawn from the seaward tangent of Parramore Beach to the lookout tower on the northern end of Hog Island chartered in approximate position latitude 37°27.2′ N. longitude 75°40.5′ W.
A line drawn from Cape Charles Light to latitude 36°56.8′ N. longitude 75°55.1′ W. (North Chesapeake Entrance Lighted Gong Buoy “NCD”); thence to latitude 36°54.8′ N. longitude 75°55.6′ W. (Chesapeake Bay Entrance Lighted Bell Buoy “CBC”); thence to latitude 36°55.0′ N. longitude 75°58.0′ W. (Cape Henry Buoy “1”); thence to Cape Henry Light.
(a) A line drawn from Rudee Inlet Jetty Light “2” to latitude 36°50′ N. longitude 75°56.7′ W.; thence to Rudee Inlet Jetty Light “1”.
(b) A line drawn from Bodie Island Light to latitude 35°49.3′ N. longitude 75°31.9′ W.; thence to Oregon Inlet Jetty Light.
(c) A line drawn from Hatteras Inlet Light 255° true to the eastern end of Ocracoke Island.
(d) A line drawn from the westernmost extremity of Ocracoke Island at latitude 35°04′ N. longitude 76°00.8′ W. to the northeasternmost extremity of Portsmouth Island at latitude 35°03.7′ N. longitude 76°02.3′ W.
(e) A line drawn across Drum Inlet parallel with the general trend of the seaward, highwater shoreline.
(f) A line drawn from the southernmost extremity of Cape Lookout to latitude 34°38.4′ N. longitude 76°40.6′ W.; thence to the seaward extremity of the Beaufort Inlet west jetty.
(g) A line drawn from the seaward extremity of Masonboro Inlet north jetty to latitude 34°10.3′ N. longitude 77°48.0′ W.; thence to the beach in approximate position latitude 34°10′ N. longitude 77°49.4′ W.
[CGD 81-058, 50 FR 25230, June 18, 1985, as amended by USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49224, Sept. 25, 2009; USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60144, Sept. 30, 2013]
(a) A line drawn from the southernmost extremity to Cape Fear to latitude 33°49.5′ N. longitude 78°03.7′ W. (Cape Fear River Entrance Lighted Bell Buoy “2CF”); thence to Oak Island Light.
(b) A line drawn from the southernmost extremity of Bird Island at approximate position latitude 33°51.2′ N. longitude 78°32.6′ W. to latitude 33°50.3′ N. longitude 78°32.5′ W. (Little River Inlet Entrance Lighted Whistle Buoy “2LR”); thence to the northeasternmost extremity of Waties Island at approximate position latitude 33°51.2′ N. longitude 78°33.6′ W.
(c) A line drawn from the seaward extremity of Murrells Inlet north jetty to latitude 33°31.5′ N. longitude 79°01.6′ W. (Murrells Inlet Lighted Bell Buoy “MI”); thence to Murrells Inlet South Jetty Light.
(d) A line drawn from Georgetown Light to latitude 33°11.6′ N. longitude 79°05.4′ W. (Winyah Bay Lighted Bell Buoy “2WB”); thence to the southernmost extremity of Sand Island.
A line drawn from Charleston Light on Sullivans Island to latitude 32°40.7′ N. longitude 79°42.9′ W. (Charleston Lighted Whistle Buoy “2C”); thence to a point on Folly Island at latitude 32°41.0′ N. longitude 79°53.2′ W.
[USCG-2010-0759, 75 FR 60001, Sept. 29, 2010]
(a) A line drawn from the southernmost extremity of Folly Island to latitude 32°35′ N. longitude 79°58.2′ W. (Stono Inlet Lighted Whistle Buoy “1S”); thence to Kiawah Island bearing approximately 307° true.
(b) A line drawn from the southernmost extremity of Kiawah Island to latitude 32°31′ N. longitude 80°07.8′ W. (North Edisto River Entrance Lighted Whistle Buoy “2NE”); thence to Botany Bay Island in approximate position latitude 32°33.1′ N. longitude 80°12.7′ W.
(c) A line drawn from the microwave antenna tower on Edisto Beach charted in approximate position latitude 32°29.3′ N. longitude 80°19.2′ W. across St. Helena Sound to the abandoned lighthouse tower on Hunting Island charted in approximate position latitude 32°22.5′ N. longitude 80°26.5′ W.
(d) A line drawn from the abandoned lighthouse on Hunting Island in approximate position latitude 32°22.5′ N. longitude 80°26.2′ W. to latitude 32°18′ N. longitude 80°25′ W.; thence to the standpipe on Fripp Island in approximate position latitude 32°19′ N. longitude 80°28.7′ W.
(e) A line drawn from the westernmost extremity of Bull Point on Capers Island to latitude 32°04.8′ N. longitude 80°34.9′ W. (Port Royal Sound Lighted Whistle Buoy “2PR”); thence to the easternmost extremity of Hilton Head at latitude 32°13.2′ N. longitude 80°40.1′ W.
A line drawn from the southwesternmost extremity of Braddock Point to latitude 31°58.3′ N. longitude 80°44.1′ W. (Tybee Lighted Whistle Buoy “T”); thence to the southeasternmost extremity of Little Tybee Island bearing approximately 269° true.
(a) A line drawn from the southernmost extremity of Savannah Beach on Tybee Island 255° true across Tybee Inlet to the shore of Little Tybee Island south of the entrance to Buck Hammock Creek.
(b) A line drawn from the southernmost extremity of Little Tybee Island at Beach Hammock to the easternmost extremity of Wassaw Island.
(c) A line drawn from Wassaw Island in approximate position latitude 31°52.5′ N. longitude 80°58.5′ W. to latitude 31°48.3′ N. longitude 80°56.8′ W. (Ossabaw Sound North Channel Buoy “OS”); thence to latitude 31°39.3′ N. longitude 81°02.3′ W. (St. Catherines Sound Buoy “St. C.”); thence to latitude 31°31.2′ N. longitude 81°03.8′ W. (Sapelo Sound Buoy “S”); thence to the easternmost extremity of Blackbeard Island at Northeast Point.
(d) A line drawn from the southernmost extremity of Blackbeard Island to latitude 31°19.4′ N. longitude 81°11.5′ W. (Doboy Sound Lighted Buoy “D”); thence to latitude 31°04.1′ N. longitude 81°16.7′ W. (St. Simons Lighted Whistle Buoy “ST S”).
(a) A line drawn from latitude 31°04.1′ N. longitude 81°16.7′ W. (St. Simons Lighted Whistle Buoy “ST S”) to latitude 30°42.7′ N. longitude 81°19.0′ W. (St. Mary's Entrance Lighted Whistle Buoy “1”); thence to Amelia Island Light.
(b) A line drawn from the southernmost extremity of Amelia Island to latitude 30°29.4′ N. longitude 81°22.9′ W. (Nassau Sound Approach Buoy “6A”); thence to the northeasternmost extremity of Little Talbot Island.
A line drawn from the southeasternmost extremity of Little Talbot (Spike) Island to latitude 30°23.8′ N. longitude 81°20.3′ W. (St. Johns Lighted Whistle Buoy “2 STJ”); thence to St. Johns Light.
(a) A line drawn from the seaward extremity of St. Augustine Inlet north jetty to latitude 29°55′ N. longitude 81°15.3′ W. (St. Augustine Lighted Whistle Buoy “ST. A.”); thence to the seaward extremity of St. Augustine Inlet south jetty.
(b) A line formed by the centerline of the highway bridge over Matanzas Inlet.
(c) A line drawn from the seaward extremity of Ponce de Leon Inlet north jetty to latitude 29°04.7′ N. longitude 80°54′ W. (Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighted Bell Buoy “2”); thence to Ponce de Leon Inlet Approach Light.
(d) A line drawn from Canaveral Harbor Approach Channel Range Front Light to latitude 28°23.7′ N. longitude 80°32.2′ W. (Canaveral Bight Wreck Lighted Buoy “WR6”); thence to the radio tower on Canaveral Peninsula in approximate position latitude 28°22.9′ N. longitude 80°36.6′ W.
(e) A line drawn across the seaward extremity of the Sebastian Inlet Jetties.
(f) A line drawn from the seaward extremity of the Fort Pierce Inlet North Jetty to latitude 27°28.5′ N. longitude 80°16.2′ W. (Fort Pierce Inlet Lighted Whistle Buoy “2”); thence to the tank located in approximate position latitude 27°27.2′ N. longitude 80°17.2′ W.
(g) A line drawn from the seaward extremity of St. Lucie Inlet north jetty to latitude 27°10′ N. longitude 80°08.4′ W. (St. Lucie Inlet Entrance Lighted Whistle Buoy “2”); thence to Jupiter Island bearing approximately 180° true.
(h) A line drawn from the seaward extremity of Jupiter Inlet North Jetty to the northeast extremity of the concrete apron on the south side of Jupiter Inlet.
(i) A line drawn from the seaward extremity of Lake Worth Inlet North Jetty to latitude 26°46.4′ N. longitude 80°01.5′ W. (Lake Worth Inlet Lighted Bell Buoy “2LW”); thence to Lake Worth Inlet Lighted Buoy “3”; thence to the seaward extremity of Lake Worth Inlet South Jetty.
(j) A line drawn across the seaward extremity of the Boynton Inlet Jetties.
(k) A line drawn from Boca Raton Inlet North Jetty Light “2” to Boca Raton Inlet South Jetty Light “1”.
(l) A line drawn from Hillsboro Inlet Light to Hillsboro Inlet Entrance Light “2”; thence to Hillsboro Inlet Entrance Light “1”; thence west to the shoreline.
(m) A line drawn from the tower located in approximate position latitude 26°06.9′ N. longitude 80°06.4′ W. to latitude 26°05.5′ N. longitude 80°04.8′ W. (Port Everglades Lighted Whistle Buoy “1”); thence to the signal tower located in approximate position latitude 26°05.5′ N. longitude 80°06.5′ W.
(n) A line drawn from the seaward extremity of Bakers Haulover Inlet north jetty 090° true to longitude 80°07.2′ W.; thence to the seaward extremity of Bakers Haulover Inlet south jetty.
(a) A line drawn from the tower located in approximate position latitude 25°46.7′ N. longitude 80°08′ W. to latitude 25°46.1′ N. longitude 80°05.0′ W. (Miami Lighted Whistle Buoy “M”); thence to Fowey Rocks Light (latitude 25°35.4′ N. longitude 80°05.8′ W.); thence to Pacific Reef Light (latitude 25°22.3′ N. longitude 80°08.5′ W.) thence to Carysfort Reef Light (latitude 25°13.3′ N. longitude 80°12.7′ W.); thence to Molasses Reef Light “10” (latitude 25°00.7′ N. longitude 80°22.6′ W.); thence to Alligator Reef Light (latitude 24°51.1 N. longitude 80°37.1′ W.); thence to Tennessee Reef Light (latitude 24°44.7′ N. longitude 80°46.9′ W.); thence to Sombrero Key Light (latitude 24°37.6′ N. longitude 81°06.6′ W.); thence to American Shoal Light (latitude 24°31.5′ N. longitude 81°31.2′ W.); thence to latitude 24°27.7′ N. longitude 81°48.1′ W. (Key West Entrance Lighted Whistle Buoy); thence to Cosgrove Shoal Light (latitude 24°27.5′ N. longitude 82°11.2′ W.); thence due north to a point 12 miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured in approximate position latitude 24°47.5′ N. longitude 82°11.2′ W.