EPSG:CODE

EPSG:4259 — Malongo 1987

Geographic 2D · Africa - Angola (Cabinda) and DR Congo (Zaire) - offshore

Export Formats

OGC WKT
GEOGCS[
    "Malongo 1987",
    DATUM[
        "Malongo_1987",
        SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],
        TOWGS84[-254.1,-5.36,-100.29,0,0,0,0]
    ],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4259"]
]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (5)

Transformation Source → Target Accuracy (m)
Malongo 1987 to WGS 84 (2)
4259 → 4326 5
Malongo 1987 to RSAO13 (1)
4259 → 8699 5
Malongo 1987 to WGS 84 (1)
4259 → 4326 10
Malongo 1987 to WGS 84 (3)
4259 → 4326 10
Malongo 1987 to Mhast (1) Deprecated
4259 → 4264 0

Other CRS using Malongo 1987

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:4259 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration: 

4259=GEOGCS["Malongo 1987",DATUM["Malongo_1987",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[-254.1,-5.36,-100.29,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4259"]]
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How do I add EPSG:4259 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration: 

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (4259, 'EPSG', 4259, '+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-254.1,-5.36,-100.29,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["Malongo 1987",DATUM["Malongo_1987",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[-254.1,-5.36,-100.29,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4259"]]');
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How do I add EPSG:4259 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration: 

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+ellps=intl"
  "+towgs84=-254.1,-5.36,-100.29,0,0,0,0"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END
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How do I use EPSG:4259 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration: 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4259", "+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-254.1,-5.36,-100.29,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");
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