EPSG:26938Projected
NAD83 / Alaska zone 8
Type
Projected
Unit
metre
Accuracy
4 m
Area of use
United States (USA) - Alaska onshore north of 54°30'N and between 168°W and 164°W.
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=54 +lon_0=-166 +k=0.9999 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs
Well-Known Text (WKT)
PROJCS["NAD83 / Alaska zone 8",GEOGCS["NAD83",DATUM["North_American_Datum_1983",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",54],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-166],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9999],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","26938"]]