EPSG systems

EPSG:2221 Scoresbysund 1952 / Greenland zone 6 east

Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (West Orientated)) in use: Greenland - east coast - 68°N to 69°N. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

PROJ — the reference library behind QGIS, GDAL and PostGIS — does not compute this method either: the page stays a reference and the system is not offered for conversion.

System record
CodeEPSG:2221
NameScoresbysund 1952 / Greenland zone 6 east
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (West Orientated)
Area of use Greenland - east coast - 68°N to 69°N
Greenland - east coast onshore - between 68°N and 69°N.
Bounds W -26,99° · S 68,66° · E -25,14° · N 69,00°
Countries Greenland
DatumScoresbysund 1952
Ellipsoid International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297
Base geographic system EPSG:4195 — Scoresbysund 1952
Unit metre (Y north, X west)
Transformation to WGS 84 No simple transformation published (ellipsoid alone)
ScopeTopographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin67.5degree
Longitude of natural origin-32degree
Scale factor at natural origin1unity
False easting0metre
False northing0metre

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["Scoresbysund_1952_Greenland_zone_6_east",GEOGCS["GCS_Scoresbysund_1952",DATUM["D_Scoresbysund_1952",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",67.5],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-32.0],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1.0],PARAMETER["False easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False northing",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Greenland

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.