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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]].
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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]].


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


:{| class="wikitable"
:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates
! Country, territory or sea
! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea
! Notes
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Arctic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Arctic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|79|15|N|103|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Nunavut]] — [[Ellef Ringnes Island]] and [[Thor Island (Nunavut)|Thor Island]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|78|9|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Maclean Strait}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Maclean Strait]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|77|40|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Unnamed waterbody
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|76|27|N|103|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Nunavut]] — [[Cameron Island]], [[Île Vanier]], [[Massey Island]] and [[Alexander Island (Nunavut)|Alexander Island]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|75|33|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Austin Channel}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Austin Channel]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|75|25|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Parry Channel}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Parry Channel]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Viscount Melville Sound]]
|-valign="top"
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|73|10|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=M'Clintock Channel}}
| {{CAN}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[M'Clintock Channel]]
| [[Nunavut]] - islands of [[Ellef Ringnes Island|Ellef Ringnes]], [[Thor Island|Thor]], [[Cameron Island|Cameron]], [[Vanier Island|Vanier]], [[Massey Island|Massey]], [[Alexander Island (Nunavut)|Alexander]] and [[Victoria Island (Canada)|Victoria]]<br/
| 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}})
> [[Nunavut]] mainland<br/
|-
> [[Northwest Territories]]<br/
| {{Coord|70|41|N|103|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
> [[Saskatchewan]]<br/
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
> [[Saskatchewan]]
| [[Nunavut]] — [[Victoria Island (Canada)|Victoria]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|48|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Queen Maud Gulf}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Queen Maud Gulf]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
|-valign="top"
| {{Coord|67|54|N|103|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
| {{USA}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[North Dakota]]<br/
| [[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}}
> [[South Dakota]]<br/
> [[Nebraska]]<br/
> [[Colorado]]<br/
> [[New Mexico]] / [[Oklahoma]] border<br/
> [[Texas]]
|-valign="top"
|-valign="top"
| {{Coord|49|0|N|103|0|W|type:country|name=United States}}
| {{MEX}}
! scope="row" | {{USA}}
| [[Coahuila]]<br/
| [[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}}
> [[Durango]]<br/
|-valign="top"
> [[Zacatecas]]<br/
| {{Coord|29|9|N|103|0|W|type:country|name=Mexico}}
> [[Jalisco]]<br/
! scope="row" | {{MEX}}
> [[Michoacán]]<br/
| [[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}}
> [[Jalisco]]<br/
> [[Michoacán]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|18|10|N|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
|-
| [[Antarctica]]
| {{Coord|72|21|S|103|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}
! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]]
| [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|Unclaimed territory]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|73|15|S|103|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Amundsen Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|74|52|S|103|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}
! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]]
| [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|Unclaimed territory]]
| [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|Unclaimed territory]]
|-
|-
|}
|}


==See also==
[[Category:Lines of longitude]]
*[[102nd meridian west]]
[[Category:Boundaries of U.S. states]]
*[[104th meridian west]]
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{{geographical coordinates|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Meridians (geography)|w103 meridian west]]
[[Category:Borders of Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Borders of New Mexico]]

Latest revision as of 19:29, 16 September 2022

Line across the Earth
103°
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

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

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