EPSG:4721 Fiji 1956
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Fiji - main islands. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4721 |
|---|---|
| Name | Fiji 1956 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
Fiji - main islands Fiji - onshore - Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Viti Levu and and immediately adjacent smaller islands of Yasawa and Kandavu groups. |
| Bounds | W 176,81° · S -19,22° · E -179,77° · N -16,10° |
| Countries | Fiji |
| Datum | Fiji 1956 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Fiji 1956 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15875) — accuracy 7 m |
| Scope | Military survey. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=265.025,384.929,-194.046 +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:4721.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Fiji_1956",DATUM["D_Fiji_1956",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],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.