# 33 CFR § 3.04-3: Pacific Area

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-33-3.04-3

## Section

- **Citation:** 33 CFR § 3.04-3
- **Heading:** Pacific Area
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL > PART 3—COAST GUARD AREAS, DISTRICTS, SECTORS, MARINE INSPECTION ZONES, AND CAPTAIN OF THE PORT ZONES > Subpart 3.04—Coast Guard Areas

## Text

(a) The Area Office is in Alameda, CA.
(b) The Pacific Area is comprised of the land areas and the U.S. navigable waters of the USCG Southwest, USCG Northwest, USCG Oceania, and Arctic Districts and the ocean areas lying west of a line extending from the North Pole south along 95° W. longitude to the North American land mass; thence along the west coast of the North, Central, and South American land mass to the intersection with 70° W. longitude; thence due south to the South Pole. These waters extend west to the Eastern Hemisphere dividing line between the Atlantic and Pacific Areas which lies along a line extending from the North Pole south along 100° E. longitude to the Asian land mass and along a line extending from the South Pole north along 17° E. longitude to the African land mass.
[CGFR 70-150, 36 FR 910, Jan. 20, 1971, as amended by CGD 87-008, 52 FR 13084, Apr. 21, 1987; CGD 96-025, 61 FR 29959, June 13, 1996; USCG-2025-0716, 90 FR 47586, Oct. 2, 2025]

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