EPSG:4636 Petrels 1972
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Antarctica - Adelie Land - Petrels island. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4636 |
|---|---|
| Name | Petrels 1972 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use | Antarctica - Adelie Land - Petrels island |
| Bounds | W 139,44° · S -66,78° · E 141,50° · N -66,10° |
| Countries | Antarctica |
| Datum | Petrels 1972 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Petrels 1972 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1921) — accuracy 10 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=365,194,166 +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:4636.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Petrels_1972",DATUM["D_Petrels_1972",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Antarctica
- 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
- EPSG:3294WGS 84 / USGS Transantarctic Mountains
- EPSG:3852RSRGD2000 / DGLC2000
- EPSG:4176Australian Antarctic
- EPSG:4637Perroud 1950
- EPSG:4715Camp Area Astro
- EPSG:4736Deception Island
- EPSG:4764RSRGD2000
- EPSG:5479RSRGD2000 / MSLC2000
- EPSG:5480RSRGD2000 / BCLC2000
- EPSG:5481RSRGD2000 / PCLC2000
- EPSG:5482RSRGD2000 / RSPS2000
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.