# 46 CFR § 7.20: Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound, Buzzards Bay, Narragansett Bay, MA, Block Island Sound and easterly entrance to Long Island Sound, NY

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-7.20

## Section

- **Citation:** 46 CFR § 7.20
- **Heading:** Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound, Buzzards Bay, Narragansett Bay, MA, Block Island Sound and easterly entrance to Long Island Sound, NY
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 46—Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER A—PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC > PART 7—BOUNDARY LINES > Atlantic Coast

## Text

(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.

## Nearby sections

- [46 CFR § 7.1 § 7.1 General purpose of boundary lines.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-7.1.md)
- [46 CFR § 7.5 § 7.5 Rules for establishing boundary lines.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-7.5.md)
- [46 CFR § 7.10 § 7.10 Eastport, ME to Cape Ann, MA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-7.10.md)
- [46 CFR § 7.15 § 7.15 Massachusetts Bay, MA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-7.15.md)
- [46 CFR § 7.20 § 7.20 Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound, Buzzards Bay, Narragansett Bay, MA, Block Island Sound and easterly entrance to Long Island Sound, NY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-7.20.md)
- [46 CFR § 7.25 § 7.25 Montauk Point, NY to Atlantic Beach, NY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-7.25.md)
- [46 CFR § 7.30 § 7.30 New York Harbor, NY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-7.30.md)
- [46 CFR § 7.35 § 7.35 Sandy Hook, NJ to Cape May, NJ.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-7.35.md)
- [46 CFR § 7.40 § 7.40 Delaware Bay and tributaries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-7.40.md)
- [46 CFR § 7.45 § 7.45 Cape Henlopen, DE to Cape Charles, VA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-7.45.md)
- [46 CFR § 7.50 § 7.50 Chesapeake Bay and tributaries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-7.50.md)
- [46 CFR § 7.55 § 7.55 Cape Henry, VA to Cape Fear, NC.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-7.55.md)
- [46 CFR § 7.60 § 7.60 Cape Fear, NC to Sullivans Island, SC.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-7.60.md)
- [46 CFR § 7.65 § 7.65 Charleston Harbor, SC.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-7.65.md)

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