EPSG:3141 Fiji 1956 / UTM zone 60S
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Fiji - main islands - west of 180°. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3141 |
|---|---|
| Name | Fiji 1956 / UTM zone 60S |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Fiji - main islands - west of 180° Fiji - onshore west of 180° - Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Viti Levu and and immediately adjacent smaller islands of Yasawa and Kandavu groups. |
| Bounds | W 176,81° · S -19,22° · E 180,00° · N -16,10° |
| Countries | Fiji |
| Datum | Fiji 1956 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4721 — Fiji 1956 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Fiji 1956 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15875) — accuracy 7 m |
| Scope | Topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 177 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 10000000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=60 +south +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=265.025,384.929,-194.046 +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:3141.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Fiji_1956_UTM_Zone_60S",GEOGCS["GCS_Fiji_1956",DATUM["D_Fiji_1956",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",177.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Fiji
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.