EPSG systems

EPSG:2986 Perroud 1950 / Terre Adelie Polar Stereographic

Projected system (Polar Stereographic (variant C)) in use: Antarctica - Adelie Land coastal area. 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.

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System record
Code	EPSG:2986
Name	Perroud 1950 / Terre Adelie Polar Stereographic
Type	Projected system — Polar Stereographic (variant C)
Area of use	Antarctica - Adelie Land coastal area Antarctica - Adelie Land - coastal area between 136°E and 142°E.
Bounds	W 136,00° · S -67,13° · E 142,00° · N -65,61°
Countries	Antarctica
Datum	Pointe Geologie Perroud 1950
Ellipsoid	International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297
Base geographic system	EPSG:4637 — Perroud 1950
Unit	metre (X north, Y north)
Transformation to WGS 84	No simple transformation published (ellipsoid alone)
Scope	Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

Parameter	Value	Unit
Latitude of standard parallel	-67	degree
Longitude of origin	140	degree
Easting at false origin	300000	metre
Northing at false origin	200000	metre

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["Perroud_1950_Terre_Adelie_Polar_Stereographic",GEOGCS["GCS_Pointe_Geologie_Perroud_1950",DATUM["D_Pointe_Geologie_Perroud_1950",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Polar_Stereographic_(variant_C)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of standard parallel",-67.0],PARAMETER["Longitude of origin",140.0],PARAMETER["Easting at false origin",300000.0],PARAMETER["Northing at false origin",200000.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Antarctica

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

Projection parameters

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

Other systems — Antarctica