EPSG:5938 WGS 84 / EPSG Greenland Polar Stereographic
Projected system (Polar Stereographic (variant A)) in use: World - N hemisphere - north of 60°N. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:5938 |
|---|---|
| Name | WGS 84 / EPSG Greenland Polar Stereographic |
| Type | Projected system — Polar Stereographic (variant A) |
| Area of use |
World - N hemisphere - north of 60°N Northern hemisphere - north of 60°N onshore and offshore, including Arctic. |
| Bounds | W -180,00° · S 60,00° · E 180,00° · N 90,00° |
| Countries | World |
| Datum | World Geodetic System 1984 |
| Ellipsoid | WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4326 — WGS 84 |
| Unit | metre (X south, Y south) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | None: this is WGS 84 |
| Scope | Arctic small scale mapping - Greenland-centred. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 90 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -33 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.994 | unity |
| False easting | 2000000 | metre |
| False northing | 2000000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=stere +lat_0=90 +lon_0=-33 +k=0.994 +x_0=2000000 +y_0=2000000 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +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:5938.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["WGS_1984_EPSG_Greenland_Polar_Stereographic",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Stereographic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",2000000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",2000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-33.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.994],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",90.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — World
- EPSG:5922WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone A2
- EPSG:5923WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone A3
- EPSG:5924WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone A4
- EPSG:5925WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone A5
- EPSG:5926WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone B1
- EPSG:5927WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone B2
- EPSG:5928WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone B3
- EPSG:5929WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone B4
- EPSG:5930WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone B5
- EPSG:5931WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone C1
- EPSG:5932WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone C2
- EPSG:5933WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone C3
- EPSG:5934WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone C4
- EPSG:5935WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone C5
- EPSG:5936WGS 84 / EPSG Alaska Polar Stereographic
- EPSG:5937WGS 84 / EPSG Canada Polar Stereographic
- EPSG:5939WGS 84 / EPSG Norway Polar Stereographic
- EPSG:5940WGS 84 / EPSG Russia Polar Stereographic
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.