Datum Table Sorted by
Country
This table can used to determine which datums are intended for use in a particular country or geographic area.
Country/Geographic Area |
Datum(s) |
Afghanistan |
Herat North |
Alaska |
North American 1927, 1983 |
Alberta |
North American 1927, 1983 |
Antigua |
Antigua Island Astro 1943, North American 1927 |
Argentina |
Campo Inchauspe, South American 1969 |
Ascension Island |
Ascension Island 1958 |
Australia |
Australian Geodetic 1966, 1984 |
Austria |
European 1950, 1979 |
Bahama Islands |
Cape Canaveral, North American 1927 |
Bahrain Island |
Ain el ABD 1970 |
Baltra, Galapagos Islands |
South American 1969 |
Bangladesh |
Indian |
Barbados |
North American 1927 |
Barbuda |
North American 1927 |
Belgium |
European 1950 |
Belize |
North American 1927 |
Bolivia |
Provisional South American 1956, South American 1969 |
Botswana |
ARC 1950 |
Brazil |
Corrego Alegre, South American 1969 |
British Columbia |
North American 1927, 1983 |
BruZei |
Timbalai 1948 |
Burkina Faso |
Adindan, Point 58 |
Burundi |
ARC 1950 |
Caicos Islands |
North American 1927 |
Cameroon |
Adindan, Minna |
Canada |
North American 1927, 1983 |
Canal Zone |
North American 1927 |
Canary Islands |
Pico de Las Nieves |
Caribbean |
North American 1927 |
Caroline Islands |
Kusaie Astro 1951 |
Cayman Brac Island |
L.C. 5 Astro 1961 |
Central America |
North American 1927, 1983 |
Chatham Island |
Chatham Island Astro 1971 |
Chile |
Provisional South American 1956, South American 1969, PS Chile 1963 |
Cocos Island |
Anna 1 Astro 1965 |
Colombia |
Bogota Observatory, South American 1969 |
Congo |
Point Noire 1948 |
CONUS |
North American 1927, 1983 |
Corvo Island (Azores) |
Observatorio Meteorologico 1939 |
Costa Rica |
North American 1927 |
Cuba |
North American 1927 |
Cyprus |
European 1950 |
Denmark |
European 1950 |
Diego Garcia |
ISTS 073, Astro 1969 |
Djibouti |
Aybella Lighthouse |
Dominican Republic |
North American 1927, 1983 |
East Canada |
North American 1927, 1983 |
Easter Island |
Easter Island 1969 |
Eastern United States |
North American 1927, 1983 |
Ecuador |
Provisional South American 1956, South American 1969 |
Eftate Island |
Bellevue (IGN) |
Egypt |
European 1950, Old Egyptian |
El Salvador |
North American 1927, 1983 |
England |
European 1950, Ordnance Survey of Great Britain |
Erromango Island |
Bellevue (IGN) |
Eritrea |
Massawa |
Espirito Santo Island |
Santo (DOS) 1965 |
Ethiopia |
Adindan |
Faial Island (Azores) |
Graciosa Base SW 1948 |
Federal Republic of Germany (before 1990) |
European 1950 |
Federal States of Micronesia |
Kusaie 1951 |
Finland |
European 1950, 1979 |
Flores Island (Azores) |
Observatorio Meteorologico 1939 |
Florida |
Cape Canaveral North American 1927, 1983 |
France |
European 1950 |
Gabon |
M'poraloko |
Ghana |
Leigon |
Gibraltar |
European 1950 |
Gizo Island (New Georgia Islands) |
DOS 1968 |
Graciosa Island |
Graciosa Base SW |
Grand Canyon |
North American 1950 |
Greece |
European 1950 |
Greenland (Hayes Peninsula) |
North American 1927 |
Guadalcanal Island |
Gux 1 Astro |
Guam |
Guam 1963 |
Guatemala |
North American 1927, 1983 |
Guinea-Bissau |
Bissau |
Guinea |
Dabola |
Guyana |
Provisional South American 1956, South American 1969 |
Hawaii |
Old Hawaiian, North American 1983 |
Honduras |
North American 1927, 1983 |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong 1963 |
Iceland |
Hyorsey 1955 |
India |
Indian |
Iran |
European 1950 |
Iraq |
European 1950 |
Ireland |
European 1950, Ireland 1965 |
Isle of Man |
Ordnance Survey of Great Britain |
Israel |
European 1950 |
Italy |
European 1950 |
Iwo Jima |
Astro Beacon "E" |
Jamaica |
North American 1927 |
Japan |
Tokyo |
Johnston Island |
Johnston Island 1961 |
Jordan |
European 1950 |
Kalimantan Island (Indonesia) |
Gunung Segara |
Kauai |
Old Hawaiian, North American 1983 |
Kenya |
Arc 1960 |
Kerguelan Island |
Kerguelen Island 1949 |
Korea |
Tokyo |
Kuwait |
European 1950 |
Lebanon |
European 1950 |
Leeward Islands |
Fort Thomas 1955, Antigua Island Astro 1943, Montserrat Island Astro 1958 |
Liberia |
Liberia 1964 |
Luxembourg |
European 1950 |
Madagascar |
Tananarive Observatory |
Madeira Islands |
Porto Santo 1936 |
Mahe Island |
Mahe 1971 |
Malawi |
Arc 1950 |
Malasia |
Timbalai 1948 |
Maldives, Republic of |
Gan |
Mali |
Adindan |
Malta |
European 1950 |
Manitoba |
North American 1927, 1983 |
Marcus Islands |
Astronomic Station 1952 |
Marshall Islands |
Wake Eniwetok 1960 |
Mascarene Island |
Reunion |
Masirah Island (Oman) |
Nahrwan |
Maui |
Old Hawaiian, North American 1983 |
Mexico |
North American 1927, 1983 |
Micronesia |
Kusaie 1951 |
Midway Island |
Midway Astro 1961 |
Mindanao Island |
Luzon |
Montserrat |
Montserrat Island Astro 1958 |
Morrocco |
Merchich |
Namibia |
Schwarzeck |
Nepal |
Indian |
Netherlands |
European 1950, 1979 |
Nevis |
Fort Thomas 1955 |
New Brunswick |
North American 1927, 1983 |
New Foundland |
North American 1927, 1983 |
New Zealand |
Geodetic Datum 1949 |
Nicaragua |
North American 1927 |
Niger |
Point 58 |
Nigeria |
Minna |
Northern Ireland |
Ireland 1965 |
Northwest Territories |
North American 1927, 1983 |
Norway |
European 1950, 1979 |
Nova Scotia |
North American 1927, 1983 |
Oahu |
Old Hawaiian, North American 1983 |
Okinawa |
Tokyo |
Oman |
Oman |
Ontario |
North American 1927, 1983 |
Paraguay |
Chua Astro, South American 1969 |
Peru |
Provisional South American 1956, South American 1969 |
Philippines |
Luzon |
Phoenix Islands |
Canton Astro 1966 |
Pico Island (Azores) |
Graciosa Base SW |
Pitcairn Island |
Pitcairn Astro 1967 |
Porto Santo Island |
Porto Santo 1936 |
Portugal |
European 1950 |
Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico |
Qatar |
Qatar National |
Quebec |
North American 1927, 1983 |
Salvage Islands |
Selvagem Grade 1938 |
San Salvador Island |
North American 1927 |
Santa Maria Islands (Azores) |
Sao Braz |
Sno Jorge (Azores) |
Graciosa Base SW |
Sno Miguel Island |
Sno Braz |
Sarawak and Sabah |
Timbalai 1948 |
Sardinia |
European 1950, Rome 1940 |
Saskatchewan |
North American 1927, 1983 |
Saudi Arabia |
Ain El Abd 1970, European 1950, Nahrwan |
Scotland |
European 1950, Ordnance Survey of Great Britain 1936 |
Senegal |
Adindan |
Shetland Islands |
European 1950, Ordnance Survey of Great Britain 1936 |
Sicily |
European 1950 |
Singapore |
Kertau 1948, South Asia |
Somalia |
Afgooye |
South Africa |
Cape |
South Chile |
Provisional South Chilean 1963 |
South Georgia Islands |
ISTS Astro 1968 |
South Greenland |
Qornoq |
Spain |
European 1950, 1979 |
Sri Lanka |
Kandawala |
St. Helena Island |
Astro Dos 71/4 |
St. Kitts |
Fort Thomas 1955 |
Sudan |
Adindan |
Sumatra Island (Indonesia) |
Djakarta (Botavia) |
Surinam |
Zanderij |
Swaziland |
Arc 1950 |
Sweden |
European 1950, 1979 |
Switzerland |
European 1950, 1979 |
Syria |
European 1950, 1979 |
Taiwan |
Hu-Tzu-Shan |
Tanzania |
Arc 1960 |
Tasmania Asland |
Australian Geodetic 1966, 1984 |
Terceira Islands (Azores) |
Graciosa Base SW |
Tern Island |
Astro/Tern Island (Frig) 1961 |
Thailand |
Indian |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Naparima, BWI; South American 1969 |
Tristan da Cunha |
Tristan Astro |
Tunisia |
Carthage |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
North American 1927 |
United Arab Emirates |
Nahrwan |
Uruguay |
Yacare |
Venezuela |
Provisional South American 1956, South American 1969 |
Vietnam |
Indian |
Virgin Islands |
Puerto Rico |
Viti Levu Island (Fiji Island) |
Indian |
Wales |
Ordnance Survey of Great Britain 1936 |
Wake Atoll |
Wake Island Astro 1952 |
Western Europe |
European 1950 |
West Malaysia |
Kertau 1948 |
Western United States |
North American 1927, 1983 |
Yukon |
North American 1927, 1983 |
Zaire |
Arc 1950 |
Zimbabwe |
Arc 1950 |