EPSG systems

EPSG:4709 Iwo Jima 1945

Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Japan - Iwo Jima. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.

System record
CodeEPSG:4709
NameIwo Jima 1945
TypeGeographic system
Area of use Japan - Iwo Jima
Japan - Iwo Jima island.
Bounds W 141,20° · S 24,67° · E 141,42° · N 24,89°
Countries Japan
DatumIwo Jima 1945
Ellipsoid International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297
Unit degree (Lat north, Lon east)
Transformation to WGS 84 Iwo Jima 1945 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15796) — accuracy 44 m
ScopeMilitary survey.

proj4 definition

+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=145,75,-272 +no_defs

Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:4709.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

GEOGCS["GCS_Beacon_E_1945",DATUM["D_Beacon_E_1945",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

All systems — Japan

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.