103rd meridian west

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103rd meridian west

The meridian 103° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

In the United States, the border between New Mexico and Oklahoma is defined by the meridian.

The 103rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 77th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 103rd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 103°0′W / 90.000°N 103.000°W Arctic Ocean
79°15′N 103°0′W / 79.250°N 103.000°W  Canada NunavutEllef Ringnes Island and Thor Island
78°9′N 103°0′W / 78.150°N 103.000°W Maclean Strait
77°40′N 103°0′W / 77.667°N 103.000°W Unnamed waterbody
76°27′N 103°0′W / 76.450°N 103.000°W  Canada NunavutCameron Island, Île Vanier, Massey Island and Alexander Island
75°33′N 103°0′W / 75.550°N 103.000°W Austin Channel
75°25′N 103°0′W / 75.417°N 103.000°W Parry Channel Viscount Melville Sound
73°10′N 103°0′W / 73.167°N 103.000°W M'Clintock Channel Passing just west of Prince of Wales Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 72°46′N 102°44′W / 72.767°N 102.733°W)
70°41′N 103°0′W / 70.683°N 103.000°W  Canada NunavutVictoria
68°48′N 103°0′W / 68.800°N 103.000°W Queen Maud Gulf
67°54′N 103°0′W / 67.900°N 103.000°W  Canada Nunavut
Northwest Territories — from 64°19′N 103°0′W / 64.317°N 103.000°W
Saskatchewan — from 60°0′N 103°0′W / 60.000°N 103.000°W
49°0′N 103°0′W / 49.000°N 103.000°W  United States North Dakota
South Dakota — from 45°57′N 103°0′W / 45.950°N 103.000°W
Nebraska — from 43°0′N 103°0′W / 43.000°N 103.000°W
Colorado — from 41°0′N 103°0′W / 41.000°N 103.000°W
New Mexico / Oklahoma border — from 37°0′N 103°0′W / 37.000°N 103.000°W
Texas — from 36°30′N 103°0′W / 36.500°N 103.000°W
29°9′N 103°0′W / 29.150°N 103.000°W  Mexico Coahuila
Durango — from 24°47′N 103°0′W / 24.783°N 103.000°W
Zacatecas — from 24°26′N 103°0′W / 24.433°N 103.000°W
Jalisco — from 21°17′N 103°0′W / 21.283°N 103.000°W
Michoacán — from 20°11′N 103°0′W / 20.183°N 103.000°W
Jalisco — from 19°58′N 103°0′W / 19.967°N 103.000°W
Michoacán — from 19°3′N 103°0′W / 19.050°N 103.000°W
18°10′N 103°0′W / 18.167°N 103.000°W Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 103°0′W / 60.000°S 103.000°W Southern Ocean
72°21′S 103°0′W / 72.350°S 103.000°W Antarctica Unclaimed territory
73°15′S 103°0′W / 73.250°S 103.000°W Southern Ocean Amundsen Sea
74°52′S 103°0′W / 74.867°S 103.000°W Antarctica Unclaimed territory

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