EPSG:26779

NAD27 / Kentucky North

Available transformations
to EPSG:4326

Selected transformation

Grid Files: NTv1_0.gsb

Remarks: Approximation at the +/- 1m level assuming that NAD83 is equivalent to WGS 84. Superseded by NAD27 to WGS 84 (27) (code 8404) in Quebec and NAD27 to WGS 84 (26) (code 8245) elsewhere in Canada.

Information source: OGP

Revision date: 1998-11-11

Center coordinates
752761.62 9400856.08

Projected bounds:
-13296073.13 265937.39
14044516.28 22824842.89

WGS84 bounds:
-141.01 38.21
-40.73 86.46

Canada - onshore and offshore - Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Saskatchewan; Yukon.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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Definition: PROJ.4

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Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)

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Definition: JSON

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

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Definition: Mapnik

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Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

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