EPSG systems

EPSG:2999 Grand Comoros / UTM zone 38S

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Comoros - Njazidja (Grande Comore). The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:2999
NameGrand Comoros / UTM zone 38S
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use Comoros - Njazidja (Grande Comore)
Bounds W 43,16° · S -11,99° · E 43,55° · N -11,31°
Countries Comoros
DatumGrand Comoros
Ellipsoid International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297
Base geographic system EPSG:4646 — Grand Comoros
Unit metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84 Grand Comoros to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:5521) — accuracy 999 m
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin0degree
Longitude of natural origin45degree
Scale factor at natural origin0.9996unity
False easting500000metre
False northing10000000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=utm +zone=38 +south +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-963,510,-359 +no_defs

Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:2999.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["Grand_Comoros_UTM_38S",GEOGCS["GCS_Grand_Comoros",DATUM["D_Grand_Comoros",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",10000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",45.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Comoros

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