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Ellipsoid:
Clarke 1866
| Ellipsoid Details | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name: | Clarke 1866 | ||||||
| Code: | 7008 | ||||||
| Shape: | Ellipsoid | ||||||
| Semi-Major Axis: |
6378206.4 metre
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| Semi Minor Axis: | 6356583.8
metre
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| Meta Data | |||||||
| Remarks: | Original definition a=20926062 and b=20855121 (British) feet. Uses Clarke's 1865 inch-metre ratio of 39.370432 to obtain metres. (Metric value then converted to US survey feet for use in the US and international feet for use in Cayman Islands). | ||||||
| Information Source: | US Army Map Service Technical Manual No. 7; 1943. | ||||||
| Data Source: | OGP | ||||||
| Revision Date: | January 20, 2020 | ||||||
| Change Id: | [1998.340] [2012.095] | ||||||
| Alias: |
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