EPSG:4706 Egypt Gulf of Suez S-650 TL
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Egypt - Gulf of Suez. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4706 |
|---|---|
| Name | Egypt Gulf of Suez S-650 TL |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use | Egypt - Gulf of Suez |
| Bounds | W 32,34° · S 27,19° · E 34,27° · N 30,01° |
| Countries | Egypt |
| Datum | Egypt Gulf of Suez S-650 TL |
| Ellipsoid | Helmert 1906 a = 6378200 m · 1/f = 298.3 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Egypt Gulf of Suez S-650 TL to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:15846) — accuracy 5 m |
| Scope | Oil and gas exploration and production. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=helmert +towgs84=-146.21,112.63,4.05 +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:4706.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Egypt_Gulf_of_Suez_S-650_TL",DATUM["D_Egypt_Gulf_of_Suez_S-650_TL",SPHEROID["Helmert_1906",6378200.0,298.3]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Egypt
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.