EPSG systems

EPSG:6117 WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic zone 1-31

Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: Arctic - 87°50'N to 82°50'N, 120°E to 180°E. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:6117
NameWGS 84 / EPSG Arctic zone 1-31
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use Arctic - 87°50'N to 82°50'N, 120°E to 180°E
Arctic - between 87°50'N and 82°50'N, approximately 120°E to approximately 180°E. May be extended westwards or eastwards within the latitude limits.
Bounds W 120,00° · S 82,83° · E 180,00° · N 87,83°
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
ScopeExploration and development, mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin85.43711833333333degree
Longitude of false origin150degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel87degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel83.66666666666667degree
Easting at false origin31500000metre
Northing at false origin1500000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=85.4371183333333 +lon_0=150 +lat_1=87 +lat_2=83.6666666666667 +x_0=31500000 +y_0=1500000 +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:6117.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["WGS_1984_EPSG_Arctic_zone_1-31",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",31500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",1500000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",150.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",87.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",83.6666666666667],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",85.4371183333333],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.