EPSG:3294 WGS 84 / USGS Transantarctic Mountains
Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: Antarctica - Transantarctic mountains north of 80°S. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3294 |
|---|---|
| Name | WGS 84 / USGS Transantarctic Mountains |
| Type | Projected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) |
| Area of use | Antarctica - Transantarctic mountains north of 80°S |
| Bounds | W 149,83° · S -80,00° · E 174,01° · N -68,60° |
| Countries | Antarctica |
| 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 | Topographic mapping (medium scale). |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of false origin | -78 | degree |
| Longitude of false origin | 162 | degree |
| Latitude of 1st standard parallel | -76.66666666666667 | degree |
| Latitude of 2nd standard parallel | -79.33333333333333 | degree |
| Easting at false origin | 0 | metre |
| Northing at false origin | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=lcc +lat_0=-78 +lon_0=162 +lat_1=-76.6666666666667 +lat_2=-79.3333333333333 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +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:3294.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["WGS_1984_USGS_Transantarctic_Mountains",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",162.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",-76.6666666666667],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",-79.3333333333333],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",-78.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Antarctica
- EPSG:3276WGS 84 / SCAR IMW SU06-10
- EPSG:3277WGS 84 / SCAR IMW SU11-15
- EPSG:3278WGS 84 / SCAR IMW SU16-20
- EPSG:3279WGS 84 / SCAR IMW SU21-25
- EPSG:3280WGS 84 / SCAR IMW SU26-30
- EPSG:3281WGS 84 / SCAR IMW SU31-35
- EPSG:3282WGS 84 / SCAR IMW SU36-40
- EPSG:3283WGS 84 / SCAR IMW SU41-45
- EPSG:3284WGS 84 / SCAR IMW SU46-50
- EPSG:3285WGS 84 / SCAR IMW SU51-55
- EPSG:3286WGS 84 / SCAR IMW SU56-60
- EPSG:3287WGS 84 / SCAR IMW SV01-10
- EPSG:3288WGS 84 / SCAR IMW SV11-20
- EPSG:3289WGS 84 / SCAR IMW SV21-30
- EPSG:3290WGS 84 / SCAR IMW SV31-40
- EPSG:3291WGS 84 / SCAR IMW SV41-50
- EPSG:3292WGS 84 / SCAR IMW SV51-60
- EPSG:3293WGS 84 / SCAR IMW SW01-60
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.