X-Nico

3 unusual facts about 103rd meridian west


103rd meridian

103rd meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

Compromise of 1850

Texas was allowed to keep the following portions of the erstwhile disputed land: that which is south of the 32nd parallel, and that which is south of the 36°30' parallel north and east of the 103rd meridian west.

Texas dropped its claim to land north of the 32nd parallel north and west of the 103rd meridian west in favor of New Mexico Territory, and north of the 36°30' parallel north and east of the 103rd meridian west which became unorganized territory.



see also