EPSG:27039 Nahrwan 1967 / UTM zone 39N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Asia - Middle East - Qatar offshore and UAE west of 54°E. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:27039 |
|---|---|
| Name | Nahrwan 1967 / UTM zone 39N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Asia - Middle East - Qatar offshore and UAE west of 54°E Qatar - offshore. United Arab Emirates (UAE) - Abu Dhabi - onshore and offshore west of 54°E. |
| Bounds | W 50,55° · S 22,76° · E 54,01° · N 27,05° |
| Countries | Qatar, United Arab Emirates |
| Datum | Nahrwan 1967 |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1880 (RGS) a = 6378249.145 m · 1/f = 293.465 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4270 — Nahrwan 1967 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Nahrwan 1967 to WGS 84 (3) (EPSG:1191) — accuracy 44 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 51 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=39 +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +units=m +towgs84=-249,-156,381 +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:27039.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Nahrwan_1967_UTM_Zone_39N",GEOGCS["GCS_Nahrwan_1967",DATUM["D_Nahrwan_1967",SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_RGS",6378249.145,293.465]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",51.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Qatar
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.