EPSG:3372 NAD83 / UTM zone 59N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: USA - west of 174°E - AK, OCS. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3372 |
|---|---|
| Name | NAD83 / UTM zone 59N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
USA - west of 174°E - AK, OCS United States (USA) - west of 174°E. Alaska and offshore continental shelf (OCS). |
| Bounds | W 167,65° · S 49,01° · E 174,01° · N 56,28° |
| Countries | United States |
| Datum | North American Datum 1983 |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4269 — NAD83 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | NAD83 to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:1251) — accuracy 8 m |
| Scope | Topographic mapping (medium scale). |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 171 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=59 +a=6378137 +rf=298.257222101 +units=m +towgs84=-2,0,4 +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:3372.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_59N",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",171.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — United States
- EPSG:3338NAD83 / Alaska Albers
- EPSG:3358NAD83(HARN) / North Carolina
- EPSG:3360NAD83(HARN) / South Carolina
- EPSG:3361NAD83(HARN) / South Carolina (ft)
- EPSG:3362NAD83(HARN) / Pennsylvania North
- EPSG:3363NAD83(HARN) / Pennsylvania North (ftUS)
- EPSG:3364NAD83(HARN) / Pennsylvania South
- EPSG:3365NAD83(HARN) / Pennsylvania South (ftUS)
- EPSG:3370NAD27 / UTM zone 59N
- EPSG:3371NAD27 / UTM zone 60N
- EPSG:3373NAD83 / UTM zone 60N
- EPSG:3404NAD83(HARN) / North Carolina (ftUS)
- EPSG:3417NAD83 / Iowa North (ftUS)
- EPSG:3418NAD83 / Iowa South (ftUS)
- EPSG:3419NAD83 / Kansas North (ftUS)
- EPSG:3420NAD83 / Kansas South (ftUS)
- EPSG:3421NAD83 / Nevada East (ftUS)
- EPSG:3422NAD83 / Nevada Central (ftUS)
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.