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.

103°
103rd meridian west

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 Arctic Ocean
79°15′N 103°0′W  Canada Nunavut — Ellef Ringnes Island and Thor Island
78°9′N 103°0′W Maclean Strait
77°40′N 103°0′W Unnamed waterbody
76°27′N 103°0′W  Canada Nunavut — Cameron Island, Île Vanier, Massey Island and Alexander Island
75°33′N 103°0′W Austin Channel
75°25′N 103°0′W Parry Channel Viscount Melville Sound
73°10′N 103°0′W M'Clintock Channel Passing just west of Prince of Wales Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 72°46′N 102°44′W)
70°41′N 103°0′W  Canada Nunavut — Victoria
68°48′N 103°0′W Queen Maud Gulf
67°54′N 103°0′W  Canada Nunavut
Northwest Territories — from 64°19′N 103°0′W
Saskatchewan — from 60°0′N 103°0′W
49°0′N 103°0′W  United States North Dakota
South Dakota — from 45°57′N 103°0′W
Nebraska — from 43°0′N 103°0′W
Colorado — from 41°0′N 103°0′W
New Mexico / Oklahoma border — from 37°0′N 103°0′W
Texas — from 36°30′N 103°0′W
29°9′N 103°0′W  Mexico Coahuila
Durango — from 24°47′N 103°0′W
Zacatecas — from 24°26′N 103°0′W
Jalisco — from 21°17′N 103°0′W
Michoacán — from 20°11′N 103°0′W
Jalisco — from 19°58′N 103°0′W, passing through Lake Chapala
Michoacán — from 19°3′N 103°0′W
18°10′N 103°0′W Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 103°0′W Southern Ocean
72°21′S 103°0′W Antarctica Unclaimed territory
73°15′S 103°0′W Southern Ocean Amundsen Sea
74°52′S 103°0′W Antarctica Unclaimed territory

See also
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