EPSG:4722 South Georgia 1968
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: South Georgia - onshore. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4722 |
|---|---|
| Name | South Georgia 1968 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
South Georgia - onshore South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - South Georgia onshore. |
| Bounds | W -38,08° · S -54,95° · E -35,74° · N -53,93° |
| Countries | South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands |
| Datum | South Georgia 1968 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | South Georgia 1968 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15813) — accuracy 44 m |
| Scope | Military survey. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-794,119,-298 +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:4722.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_ISTS_061_1968",DATUM["D_ISTS_061_1968",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.