EPSG systems

EPSG:6060 GR96 / EPSG Arctic zone 5-43

Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: Arctic - 74°30'N to 69°30'N, 52°W to 32°W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:6060
NameGR96 / EPSG Arctic zone 5-43
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use Arctic - 74°30'N to 69°30'N, 52°W to 32°W
Arctic - between 74°30'N and 69°30'N, approximately 52°W to approximately 32°W. May be extended westwards or eastwards within the latitude limits.
Bounds W -52,00° · S 69,50° · E -32,00° · N 74,51°
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 origin72.02500919444445degree
Longitude of false origin-42degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel73.66666666666667degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel70.33333333333333degree
Easting at false origin43500000metre
Northing at false origin5500000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=72.0250091944445 +lon_0=-42 +lat_1=73.6666666666667 +lat_2=70.3333333333333 +x_0=43500000 +y_0=5500000 +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:6060.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["GR96_EPSG_Arctic_zone_5-43",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",43500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",5500000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-42.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",73.6666666666667],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",70.3333333333333],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",72.0250091944445],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.