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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.

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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.



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