EPSG:2299 — Qoornoq 1927 / Greenland zone 2 west

Projected · Greenland - west coast - 78°N to 79°N

Export Formats

OGC WKT

PROJCS[
    "Qornoq 1927 / Greenland zone 2 west",
    GEOGCS[
        "Qornoq 1927",
        DATUM[
            "Qornoq_1927",
            SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],
            TOWGS84[163.511,127.533,-159.789,0,0,0.814,-0.6]
        ],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4194"]
    ],
    PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],
    PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",79.5],
    PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-64],
    PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],
    PARAMETER["False easting",0],
    PARAMETER["False northing",0],
    UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","2299"]
]

WKT2

PROJCRS[
    "Qoornoq 1927 / Greenland zone 2 west",
    BASEGEOGCRS[
        "Qoornoq 1927",
        DATUM[
            "Qoornoq 1927",
            ELLIPSOID[
                "International 1924",
                6378388,
                297,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
                ID["EPSG",7022]
            ],
            ID["EPSG",6194]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",4194]
    ],
    CONVERSION[
        "Greenland zone 2 west",
        METHOD["Lambert Conic Conformal (West Orientated)",ID["EPSG",9826]],
        PARAMETER[
            "Latitude of natural origin",
            79.5000000000003,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
            ID["EPSG",8801]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "Longitude of natural origin",
            -64,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
            ID["EPSG",8802]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "Scale factor at natural origin",
            1,
            SCALEUNIT["unity",1,ID["EPSG",9201]],
            ID["EPSG",8805]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "False easting",
            0,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8806]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "False northing",
            0,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8807]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",18432]
    ],
    CS[Cartesian,2,ID["EPSG",1031]],
    AXIS["Northing (Y)",north],
    AXIS["Westing (X)",west],
    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
    ID["EPSG",2299]
]

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 2299,
  "name": "Qoornoq 1927 / Greenland zone 2 west",
  "kind": "projected",
  "area": "Greenland - west coast - 78°N to 79°N",
  "unit": "metre",
  "bbox": [
    78,
    -73.29,
    79,
    -65.24
  ],
  "proj4": null
}

PostGIS

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INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (2299, 'EPSG', 2299, '', 'PROJCS["Qornoq 1927 / Greenland zone 2 west",GEOGCS["Qornoq 1927",DATUM["Qornoq_1927",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[163.511,127.533,-159.789,0,0,0.814,-0.6]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4194"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",79.5],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-64],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],PARAMETER["False easting",0],PARAMETER["False northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2299"]]');

GeoServer

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2299=PROJCS["Qornoq 1927 / Greenland zone 2 west",GEOGCS["Qornoq 1927",DATUM["Qornoq_1927",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[163.511,127.533,-159.789,0,0,0.814,-0.6]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4194"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",79.5],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-64],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],PARAMETER["False easting",0],PARAMETER["False northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2299"]]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (5)

Transformations inherited from base CRS: EPSG:4194 (Qoornoq 1927)

Transformation	Source → Target	Accuracy (m)
Qoornoq 1927 to WGS 84 (2)	4194 → 4326	1
Qoornoq 1927 to GR96 (2)	4194 → 4747	8
Qoornoq 1927 to GR96 (1)	4194 → 4747	10
Qoornoq 1927 to WGS 84 (1)	4194 → 4326	48
Qoornoq 1927 to GR96 (2) Deprecated	4194 → 4747	8

Other CRS using Qoornoq 1927

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:2299 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

2299=PROJCS["Qornoq 1927 / Greenland zone 2 west",GEOGCS["Qornoq 1927",DATUM["Qornoq_1927",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[163.511,127.533,-159.789,0,0,0.814,-0.6]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4194"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",79.5],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-64],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],PARAMETER["False easting",0],PARAMETER["False northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2299"]]

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How do I add EPSG:2299 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (2299, 'EPSG', 2299, '', 'PROJCS["Qornoq 1927 / Greenland zone 2 west",GEOGCS["Qornoq 1927",DATUM["Qornoq_1927",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[163.511,127.533,-159.789,0,0,0.814,-0.6]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4194"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",79.5],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-64],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],PARAMETER["False easting",0],PARAMETER["False northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2299"]]');

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