EPSG:4259 Malongo 1987
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Africa - Angola (Cabinda) and DR Congo (Zaire) - offshore. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4259 |
|---|---|
| Name | Malongo 1987 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
Africa - Angola (Cabinda) and DR Congo (Zaire) - offshore Angola (Cabinda) - offshore; The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) - offshore. |
| Bounds | W 10,53° · S -6,04° · E 12,37° · N -5,05° |
| Countries | Angola, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa |
| Datum | Malongo 1987 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Malongo 1987 to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:1557) — accuracy 5 m |
| Scope | Oil and gas exploration and production. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-254.1,-5.36,-100.29 +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:4259.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Malongo_1987",DATUM["D_Malongo_1987",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Angola
- EPSG:3353Mhast (onshore) / UTM zone 32S
- EPSG:3354Mhast (offshore) / UTM zone 32S
- EPSG:4220Camacupa 1948
- EPSG:4703Mhast 1951
- EPSG:4704Mhast (onshore)
- EPSG:4705Mhast (offshore)
- EPSG:5842WGS 84 / TM 12 SE
- EPSG:8694Camacupa 2015
- EPSG:8699RSAO13
- EPSG:9156RSAO13 / UTM zone 32S
- EPSG:9157RSAO13 / UTM zone 33S
- EPSG:9158RSAO13 / UTM zone 34S
- EPSG:9159RSAO13 / TM 12 SE
- EPSG:22032Camacupa 1948 / UTM zone 32S
- EPSG:22033Camacupa 1948 / UTM zone 33S
- EPSG:22091Camacupa 1948 / TM 11.30 SE
- EPSG:22092Camacupa 1948 / TM 12 SE
- EPSG:25932Malongo 1987 / UTM zone 32S
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.