EPSG:4720 Fiji 1986
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Fiji - onshore. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4720 |
|---|---|
| Name | Fiji 1986 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
Fiji - onshore Fiji - onshore. Includes Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni, the Yasawa Group, the Kadavu Group, the Lau Islands and Rotuma Islands. |
| Bounds | W 176,81° · S -20,81° · E -178,15° · N -12,42° |
| Countries | Fiji |
| Datum | Fiji Geodetic Datum 1986 |
| Ellipsoid | WGS 72 a = 6378135 m · 1/f = 298.26 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Fiji 1986 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15876) — accuracy 2 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +a=6378135 +rf=298.26 +towgs84=0,0,4.5,0,0,0.554,0.2263 +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:4720.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Fiji_1986",DATUM["D_Fiji_1986",SPHEROID["WGS_1972",6378135.0,298.26]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Fiji
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.