EPSG systems

EPSG:5931 WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone C1

Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: Arctic - 71°N to 59°N, 156°W to 66°W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:5931
NameWGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone C1
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use Arctic - 71°N to 59°N, 156°W to 66°W
Arctic - 71°N to 59°N, approximately 156°W to approximately 66°W. May be extended westwards or eastwards within the latitude limits.
Bounds W -156,00° · S 59,00° · E -66,00° · N 71,00°
Countries World
DatumWorld Geodetic System 1984
Ellipsoid WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563
Base geographic system EPSG:4326 — WGS 84
Unit metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84 None: this is WGS 84
ScopeRegional studies.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin65.10127088888888degree
Longitude of false origin-111degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel69degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel61degree
Easting at false origin0metre
Northing at false origin0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=65.1012708888889 +lon_0=-111 +lat_1=69 +lat_2=61 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +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:5931.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["WGS_1984_EPSG_Arctic_Regional_zone_C1",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-111.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",69.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",61.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",65.1012708888889],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — World

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