EPSG:4680 Nouakchott 1965
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Mauritania - central coast. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4680 |
|---|---|
| Name | Nouakchott 1965 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
Mauritania - central coast Mauritania - coastal area south of Cape Timiris. |
| Bounds | W -16,57° · S 16,81° · E -15,59° · N 19,41° |
| Countries | Mauritania |
| Datum | Nouakchott 1965 |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1880 (RGS) a = 6378249.145 m · 1/f = 293.465 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Nouakchott 1965 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15709) — accuracy 5 m |
| Scope | Hydrography and nautical charting. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +towgs84=124.5,-63.5,-281 +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:4680.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Nouakchott_1965",DATUM["D_Nouakchott_1965",SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_RGS",6378249.145,293.465]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Mauritania
- EPSG:3343Mauritania 1999 / UTM zone 28N
- EPSG:3344Mauritania 1999 / UTM zone 29N
- EPSG:3345Mauritania 1999 / UTM zone 30N
- EPSG:3367IGN Astro 1960 / UTM zone 28N
- EPSG:3368IGN Astro 1960 / UTM zone 29N
- EPSG:3369IGN Astro 1960 / UTM zone 30N
- EPSG:4679Jouik 1961
- EPSG:4700IGN Astro 1960
- EPSG:4702Mauritania 1999
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.