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

• 102nd meridian west
• 104th meridian west