EPSG:4222 Cape
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Africa - Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4222 |
|---|---|
| Name | Cape |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
Africa - Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa Botswana; Eswatini (Swaziland); Lesotho; South Africa - mainland. |
| Bounds | W 16,45° · S -34,88° · E 32,95° · N -17,78° |
| Also covers | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa |
| Datum | Cape |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1880 (Arc) a = 6378249.145 m · 1/f = 293.4663077 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Cape to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1128) — accuracy 9 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.4663077 +towgs84=-136,-108,-292 +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:4222.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Cape",DATUM["D_Cape",SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_Arc",6378249.145,293.4663077]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Botswana
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.