EPSG:4716 Phoenix Islands 1966
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Kiribati - Phoenix Islands. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4716 |
|---|---|
| Name | Phoenix Islands 1966 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
Kiribati - Phoenix Islands Kiribati - Phoenix Islands: Kanton, Orona, McKean Atoll, Birnie Atoll, Phoenix Seamounts. |
| Bounds | W -174,60° · S -4,76° · E -170,66° · N -2,68° |
| Countries | Kiribati |
| Datum | Phoenix Islands 1966 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Phoenix Islands 1966 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15803) — accuracy 26 m |
| Scope | Military survey. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=298,-304,-375 +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:4716.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Canton_1966",DATUM["D_Canton_1966",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.