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The '''meridian 103° west of [[Prime Meridian|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]]. |
The '''meridian 103° west of [[Prime Meridian|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]]. |
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In the [[United States]], the border between [[New Mexico]] and [[Oklahoma]] is defined by the meridian. |
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The 103rd meridian west forms a [[great circle]] with the [[77th meridian east]]. |
The 103rd meridian west forms a [[great circle]] with the [[77th meridian east]]. |
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==From Pole to Pole== |
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Starting at the [[North Pole]] and heading south to the [[South Pole]], the 103rd meridian west passes through: |
Starting at the [[North Pole]] and heading south to the [[South Pole]], the 103rd meridian west passes through: |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Arctic Ocean]] |
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| {{Coord|79|15|N|103|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}} |
| {{Coord|79|15|N|103|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}} |
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| {{CAN}} |
! scope="row" | {{CAN}} |
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| [[Nunavut]] |
| [[Nunavut]] — [[Ellef Ringnes Island]] and [[Thor Island (Nunavut)|Thor Island]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|78|9|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Maclean Strait}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|78|9|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Maclean Strait}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Maclean Strait]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|77|40|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|77|40|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Unnamed waterbody |
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| {{Coord|76|27|N|103|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}} |
| {{Coord|76|27|N|103|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}} |
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| {{CAN}} |
! scope="row" | {{CAN}} |
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| [[Nunavut]] |
| [[Nunavut]] — [[Cameron Island]], [[Île Vanier]], [[Massey Island]] and [[Alexander Island (Nunavut)|Alexander Island]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|75|33|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Austin Channel}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|75|33|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Austin Channel}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Austin Channel]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|75|25|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Parry Channel}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|75|25|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Parry Channel}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Parry Channel]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Viscount Melville Sound]] |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Viscount Melville Sound]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|73|10|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=M'Clintock Channel}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|73|10|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=M'Clintock Channel}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[M'Clintock Channel]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of [[Prince of Wales Island (Nunavut)|Prince of Wales Island]], [[Nunavut]], {{CAN}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of [[Prince of Wales Island (Nunavut)|Prince of Wales Island]], [[Nunavut]], {{CAN}} (at {{Coord|72|46|N|102|44|W|type:isle|name=Prince of Wales Island}}) |
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| {{Coord|70|41|N|103|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}} |
| {{Coord|70|41|N|103|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}} |
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| {{CAN}} |
! scope="row" | {{CAN}} |
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| [[Nunavut]] |
| [[Nunavut]] — [[Victoria Island (Canada)|Victoria]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|48|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Queen Maud Gulf}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|48|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Queen Maud Gulf}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Queen Maud Gulf]] |
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| {{Coord|67|54|N|103|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}} |
| {{Coord|67|54|N|103|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}} |
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| {{CAN}} |
! scope="row" | {{CAN}} |
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| [[Nunavut]]<br/> [[Northwest Territories]] — from {{Coord|64|19|N|103|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Northwest Territories}}<br/> [[Saskatchewan]] — from {{Coord|60|0|N|103|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Saskatchewan}} |
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| [[Nunavut]]<br/ |
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> [[Northwest Territories]]<br/ |
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> [[Saskatchewan]] |
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| {{Coord|49|0|N|103|0|W|type:country|name=United States}} |
| {{Coord|49|0|N|103|0|W|type:country|name=United States}} |
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| {{USA}} |
! scope="row" | {{USA}} |
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| [[North Dakota]]<br/> [[South Dakota]] — from {{Coord|45|57|N|103|0|W|type:adm1st|name=South Dakota}}<br/> [[Nebraska]] — from {{Coord|43|0|N|103|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Nebraska}}<br/> [[Colorado]] — from {{Coord|41|0|N|103|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Colorado}}<br/> [[New Mexico]] / [[Oklahoma]] border — from {{Coord|37|0|N|103|0|W|type:adm1st|name=New Mexico/Oklahoma border}}<br/> [[Texas]] — from {{Coord|36|30|N|103|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Texas}} |
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| [[North Dakota]]<br/ |
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> [[South Dakota]]<br/ |
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> [[Nebraska]]<br/ |
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> [[Colorado]]<br/ |
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> [[New Mexico]] / [[Oklahoma]] border<br/ |
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> [[Texas]] |
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| {{Coord|29|9|N|103|0|W|type:country|name=Mexico}} |
| {{Coord|29|9|N|103|0|W|type:country|name=Mexico}} |
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| {{MEX}} |
! scope="row" | {{MEX}} |
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| [[Coahuila]]<br/> [[Durango]] — from {{Coord|24|47|N|103|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Durango}}<br/> [[Zacatecas]] — from {{Coord|24|26|N|103|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Zacatecas}}<br/> [[Jalisco]] — from {{Coord|21|17|N|103|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Jalisco}}<br/> [[Michoacán]] — from {{Coord|20|11|N|103|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Michoacán}}<br/> Jalisco — from {{Coord|19|58|N|103|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Jalisco}}, passing through [[Lake Chapala]]<br/> Michoacán — from {{Coord|19|3|N|103|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Michoacán}} |
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| [[Coahuila]]<br/ |
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> [[Durango]]<br/ |
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> [[Zacatecas]]<br/ |
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> [[Jalisco]]<br/ |
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> [[Michoacán]]<br/ |
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> [[Jalisco]]<br/ |
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> [[Michoacán]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|18|10|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|18|10|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]] |
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| {{Coord|72|21|S|103|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}} |
| {{Coord|72|21|S|103|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}} |
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| [[Antarctica]] |
! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]] |
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| [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|Unclaimed territory]] |
| [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|Unclaimed territory]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|73|15|S|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}} |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|73|15|S|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}} |
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]] |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Amundsen Sea]] |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Amundsen Sea]] |
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| {{Coord|74|52|S|103|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}} |
| {{Coord|74|52|S|103|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}} |
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| [[Antarctica]] |
! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]] |
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| [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|Unclaimed territory]] |
| [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|Unclaimed territory]] |
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[[Category:Meridians (geography)|w103 meridian west]] |
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[[Category:Borders of Oklahoma]] |
[[Category:Borders of Oklahoma]] |
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[[Category:Borders of New Mexico]] |
[[Category:Borders of New Mexico]] |
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[[fa:نصفالنهار ۱۰۳ درجه غربی]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:29, 16 September 2022
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
[edit]Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 103rd meridian west passes through: