EPSG systems

EPSG:6051 GR96 / EPSG Arctic zone 2-18

Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: Arctic - 84°30'N to 79°30'N, 72°W to 32°W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:6051
NameGR96 / EPSG Arctic zone 2-18
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use Arctic - 84°30'N to 79°30'N, 72°W to 32°W
Arctic - between 84°30'N and 79°30'N, approximately 72°W to approximately 32°W. May be extended eastwards within the latitude limits.
Bounds W -72,00° · S 79,50° · E -32,00° · N 84,51°
Countries World
DatumGreenland 1996
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:4747 — GR96
Unit metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84 GR96 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15879) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeExploration and development, mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin82.05842488888888degree
Longitude of false origin-52degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel83.66666666666667degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel80.33333333333333degree
Easting at false origin18500000metre
Northing at false origin2500000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=82.0584248888889 +lon_0=-52 +lat_1=83.6666666666667 +lat_2=80.3333333333333 +x_0=18500000 +y_0=2500000 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +towgs84=0,0,0 +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:6051.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["GR96_EPSG_Arctic_zone_2-18",GEOGCS["GCS_Greenland_1996",DATUM["D_Greenland_1996",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",18500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",2500000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-52.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",83.6666666666667],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",80.3333333333333],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",82.0584248888889],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.