---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 7.55"
title: "46"
number: "7.55"
heading: "Cape Henry, VA to Cape Fear, NC."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/7.55"
---

# §7.55. Cape Henry, VA to Cape Fear, NC.

- (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.

## Notes

### Amendments

[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]

### Authority

Authority: 14 U.S.C. 503; 33 U.S.C. 151; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 81-058, 50 FR 25230, June 18, 1985, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[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]