EPSG systems

EPSG:32627 WGS 84 / UTM zone 27N

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: World - N hemisphere - 24°W to 18°W - by country. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

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System record
Code	EPSG:32627
Name	WGS 84 / UTM zone 27N
Type	Projected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use	World - N hemisphere - 24°W to 18°W - by country Between 24°W and 18°W, northern hemisphere between equator and 84°N, onshore and offshore. Greenland. Iceland.
Bounds	W -24,00° · S 0,00° · E -18,00° · N 84,00°
Countries	Greenland, Iceland
Datum	World Geodetic System 1984
Ellipsoid	WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563
Base geographic system	EPSG:4326 — WGS 84
Unit	metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84	None: this is WGS 84
Scope	Navigation and medium accuracy spatial referencing.

Projection parameters

Parameter	Value	Unit
Latitude of natural origin	0	degree
Longitude of natural origin	-21	degree
Scale factor at natural origin	0.9996	unity
False easting	500000	metre
False northing	0	metre

proj4 definition

+proj=utm +zone=27 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +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:32627.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_27N",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-21.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",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.

Projection parameters

proj4 definition

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

Other systems — Greenland