§141‑8. Northern lateral seaward boundary.
The lateral seaward boundarybetween North Carolina and Virginia eastward from the low‑water mark ofthe Atlantic Ocean shall be and is hereby designated as a line beginning at theintersection of the low‑water mark of the Atlantic Ocean and the existingNorth Carolina‑Virginia boundary line; thence due east on a true 90degree bearing to the seaward jurisdictional limit of North Carolina; suchboundary line to be extended on the true 90 degree bearing as far as a need forfurther delineation may arise. (1969, c. 841; 1971, c. 452,s. 1.)