EPSG:9191 WGS 84 / NIWA Albers
Projected system (Albers Equal Area) in use: New Zealand - offshore Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:9191 |
|---|---|
| Name | WGS 84 / NIWA Albers |
| Type | Projected system — Albers Equal Area |
| Area of use |
New Zealand - offshore Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean Southwestern Pacific Ocean and Southern Ocean areas surrounding New Zealand. |
| Bounds | W 155,00° · S -60,00° · E -169,99° · N -25,00° |
| Countries | New Zealand |
| Datum | World 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 |
| Scope | Oceanography. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of false origin | -40 | degree |
| Longitude of false origin | 175 | degree |
| Latitude of 1st standard parallel | -30 | degree |
| Latitude of 2nd standard parallel | -50 | degree |
| Easting at false origin | 0 | metre |
| Northing at false origin | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=aea +lat_0=-40 +lon_0=175 +lat_1=-30 +lat_2=-50 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +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:9191.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["WGS_1984_NIWA_Albers",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Albers"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",175.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",-30.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",-50.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",-40.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — New Zealand
- EPSG:2134NZGD2000 / UTM zone 59S
- EPSG:2135NZGD2000 / UTM zone 60S
- EPSG:2193NZGD2000 / New Zealand Transverse Mercator 2000
- EPSG:3764NZGD2000 / Chatham Island Circuit 2000
- EPSG:3788NZGD2000 / Auckland Islands TM 2000
- EPSG:3789NZGD2000 / Campbell Island TM 2000
- EPSG:3790NZGD2000 / Antipodes Islands TM 2000
- EPSG:3791NZGD2000 / Raoul Island TM 2000
- EPSG:3793NZGD2000 / Chatham Islands TM 2000
- EPSG:3851NZGD2000 / NZCS2000
- EPSG:3994WGS 84 / Mercator 41
- EPSG:4167NZGD2000
- EPSG:4272NZGD49
- EPSG:4672Chatham Islands 1971
- EPSG:4673Chatham Islands 1979
- EPSG:5518CI1971 / Chatham Islands Map Grid
- EPSG:5519CI1979 / Chatham Islands Map Grid
- EPSG:5700NZGD2000 / UTM zone 1S
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.