EPSG:2986 — Perroud 1950 / Terre Adelie Polar Stereographic

Projected · Antarctica - Adelie Land coastal area

Export Formats

OGC WKT

PROJCS[
    "Perroud 1950 / Terre Adelie Polar Stereographic",
    GEOGCS[
        "Perroud 1950",
        DATUM[
            "Pointe_Geologie_Perroud_1950",
            SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],
            TOWGS84[325,154,172,0,0,0,0]
        ],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4637"]
    ],
    PROJECTION["Polar_Stereographic_(variant_C)"],
    PARAMETER["Latitude of standard parallel",-67],
    PARAMETER["Longitude of origin",140],
    PARAMETER["Easting at false origin",300000],
    PARAMETER["Northing at false origin",200000],
    UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","2986"]
]

WKT2

PROJCRS[
    "Perroud 1950 / Terre Adelie Polar Stereographic",
    BASEGEOGCRS[
        "Perroud 1950",
        DATUM[
            "Pointe Geologie Perroud 1950",
            ELLIPSOID[
                "International 1924",
                6378388,
                297,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
                ID["EPSG",7022]
            ],
            ID["EPSG",6637]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",4637]
    ],
    CONVERSION[
        "Terre Adelie Polar Stereographic",
        METHOD["Polar Stereographic (variant C)",ID["EPSG",9830]],
        PARAMETER[
            "Latitude of standard parallel",
            -67,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
            ID["EPSG",8832]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "Longitude of origin",
            140,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
            ID["EPSG",8833]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "Easting at false origin",
            300000,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8826]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "Northing at false origin",
            200000,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8827]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",19983]
    ],
    CS[Cartesian,2,ID["EPSG",1025]],
    AXIS[
        "Easting (X)",
        North,
        MERIDIAN[-130.0,ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]]]
    ],
    AXIS[
        "Northing (Y)",
        North,
        MERIDIAN[140.0,ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]]]
    ],
    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
    ID["EPSG",2986]
]

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 2986,
  "name": "Perroud 1950 / Terre Adelie Polar Stereographic",
  "kind": "projected",
  "area": "Antarctica - Adelie Land coastal area",
  "unit": "metre",
  "bbox": [
    -67.13,
    136,
    -65.61,
    142
  ],
  "proj4": null
}

PostGIS

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INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (2986, 'EPSG', 2986, '', 'PROJCS["Perroud 1950 / Terre Adelie Polar Stereographic",GEOGCS["Perroud 1950",DATUM["Pointe_Geologie_Perroud_1950",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[325,154,172,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4637"]],PROJECTION["Polar_Stereographic_(variant_C)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of standard parallel",-67],PARAMETER["Longitude of origin",140],PARAMETER["Easting at false origin",300000],PARAMETER["Northing at false origin",200000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2986"]]');

GeoServer

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2986=PROJCS["Perroud 1950 / Terre Adelie Polar Stereographic",GEOGCS["Perroud 1950",DATUM["Pointe_Geologie_Perroud_1950",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[325,154,172,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4637"]],PROJECTION["Polar_Stereographic_(variant_C)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of standard parallel",-67],PARAMETER["Longitude of origin",140],PARAMETER["Easting at false origin",300000],PARAMETER["Northing at false origin",200000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2986"]]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (2)

Transformations inherited from base CRS: EPSG:4637 (Perroud 1950)

Transformation	Source → Target	Accuracy (m)
Perroud 1950 to RGTAAF07 (1)	4637 → 7073	0.5
Perroud 1950 to WGS 84 (1)	4637 → 4326	10

Other CRS using Pointe Geologie Perroud 1950

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:2986 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

2986=PROJCS["Perroud 1950 / Terre Adelie Polar Stereographic",GEOGCS["Perroud 1950",DATUM["Pointe_Geologie_Perroud_1950",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[325,154,172,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4637"]],PROJECTION["Polar_Stereographic_(variant_C)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of standard parallel",-67],PARAMETER["Longitude of origin",140],PARAMETER["Easting at false origin",300000],PARAMETER["Northing at false origin",200000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2986"]]

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How do I add EPSG:2986 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (2986, 'EPSG', 2986, '', 'PROJCS["Perroud 1950 / Terre Adelie Polar Stereographic",GEOGCS["Perroud 1950",DATUM["Pointe_Geologie_Perroud_1950",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[325,154,172,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4637"]],PROJECTION["Polar_Stereographic_(variant_C)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of standard parallel",-67],PARAMETER["Longitude of origin",140],PARAMETER["Easting at false origin",300000],PARAMETER["Northing at false origin",200000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2986"]]');

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