EPSG:2217 Qornoq 1927 / UTM zone 23N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Greenland - southwest coast east of 48°W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:2217 |
|---|---|
| Name | Qornoq 1927 / UTM zone 23N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use | Greenland - southwest coast east of 48°W |
| Bounds | W -48,00° · S 59,74° · E -42,52° · N 62,05° |
| Countries | Greenland |
| Datum | Qornoq 1927 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4194 — Qornoq 1927 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Qornoq 1927 to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:1798) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -45 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=23 +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=163.511,127.533,-159.789,0,0,0.814,-0.6 +no_defsPaste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:2217.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Qornoq_1927_UTM_Zone_23N",GEOGCS["GCS_Qornoq_1927",DATUM["D_Qornoq_1927",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-45.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Greenland
- EPSG:2216Qornoq 1927 / UTM zone 22N
- EPSG:2218Scoresbysund 1952 / Greenland zone 5 east
- EPSG:2221Scoresbysund 1952 / Greenland zone 6 east
- EPSG:2296Ammassalik 1958 / Greenland zone 7 east
- EPSG:2299Qornoq 1927 / Greenland zone 2 west
- EPSG:2301Qornoq 1927 / Greenland zone 3 west
- EPSG:2303Qornoq 1927 / Greenland zone 4 west
- EPSG:2304Qornoq 1927 / Greenland zone 5 west
- EPSG:2305Qornoq 1927 / Greenland zone 6 west
- EPSG:2306Qornoq 1927 / Greenland zone 7 west
- EPSG:2307Qornoq 1927 / Greenland zone 8 east
- EPSG:3178GR96 / UTM zone 18N
- EPSG:3179GR96 / UTM zone 19N
- EPSG:3180GR96 / UTM zone 20N
- EPSG:3181GR96 / UTM zone 21N
- EPSG:3182GR96 / UTM zone 22N
- EPSG:3183GR96 / UTM zone 23N
- EPSG:3184GR96 / UTM zone 24N
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.