EPSG:4168 Accra
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Ghana. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4168 |
|---|---|
| Name | Accra |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
Ghana Ghana - onshore and offshore. |
| Bounds | W -3,79° · S 1,40° · E 2,10° · N 11,16° |
| Countries | Ghana |
| Datum | Accra |
| Ellipsoid | War Office a = 6378300 m · 1/f = 296 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Accra to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1569) — accuracy 25 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +a=6378300 +rf=296 +towgs84=-199,32,322 +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:4168.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Accra",DATUM["D_Accra",SPHEROID["War_Office",6378300.0,296.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Ghana
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.