These boundaries are also available through the LINZ Data Service.
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The meridional circuits are formally defined in the LINZS25002 (Standard for New Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000 Projections). The key parameters from this standard are summarised below:
Name: | See table below |
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Abbreviation: | See table below |
Projection type: | Transverse Mercator |
Reference ellipsoid: | GRS80 |
Datum: | NZGD2000 |
Origin latitude: | See table below |
Origin longitude / central meridan: | See table below |
False Northing: | 800,000 metres North |
False Easting: | 400,000 metres East |
Central meridian scale factor: | See table below |
Circuit name | Abbreviation | Origin latitude | Origin longitude | Central meridian scale factor |
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Mount Eden 2000 | EDENTM2000 | 36° 52' 47" S | 174° 45' 51" E | 0.9999 |
Bay of Plenty 2000 | PLENTM2000 | 37° 45' 40" S | 176° 27' 58" E | 1.00000 |
Poverty Bay 2000 | POVETM2000 | 38° 37' 28" S | 177° 53' 08" E | 1.00000 |
Hawkes Bay 2000 | HAWKTM2000 | 39° 39' 03" S | 176° 40' 25" E | 1.00000 |
Taranaki 2000 | TARATM2000 | 39° 08' 08" S | 174° 13' 40" E | 1.00000 |
Tuhirangi 2000 | TUHITM2000 | 39° 30' 44" S | 175° 38' 24" E | 1.00000 |
Wanganui 2000 | WANGTM2000 | 40° 14' 31" S | 175° 29' 17" E | 1.00000 |
Wairarapa 2000 | WAIRTM2000 | 40° 55' 31" S | 175° 38' 50" E | 1.00000 |
Wellington 2000 | WELLTM2000 | 41° 18' 04" S | 174° 46' 35" E | 1.00000 |
Collingwood 2000 | COLLTM2000 | 40° 42' 53" S | 172° 40' 19" E | 1.00000 |
Nelson 2000 | NELSTM2000 | 41° 16' 28" S | 173° 17' 57" E | 1.00000 |
Karamea 2000 | KARATM2000 | 41° 17' 23" S | 172° 06' 32" E | 1.00000 |
Buller 2000 | BULLTM2000 | 41° 48' 38" S | 171° 34' 52" E | 1.00000 |
Grey 2000 | GREYTM2000 | 42° 20' 01" S | 171° 32' 59" E | 1.00000 |
Amuri 2000 | AMURTM2000 | 42° 41' 20" S | 173° 00' 36" E | 1.00000 |
Marlborough 2000 | MARLTM2000 | 41° 32' 40" S | 173° 48' 07" E | 1.00000 |
Hokitika 2000 | HOKITM2000 | 42° 53' 10" S | 170° 58' 47" E | 1.00000 |
Okarito 2000 | OKARTM2000 | 43° 06' 36" S | 170° 15' 39" E | 1.00000 |
Jacksons Bay 2000 | JACKTM2000 | 43° 58' 40" S | 168° 36' 22" E | 1.00000 |
Mount Pleasant 2000 | PLEATM2000 | 43° 35' 26" S | 172° 43' 37" E | 1.00000 |
Gawler 2000 | GAWLTM2000 | 43° 44' 55" S | 171° 21' 38" E | 1.00000 |
Timaru 2000 | TIMATM2000 | 44° 24' 07" S | 171° 03' 26" E | 1.00000 |
Lindis Peak 2000 | LINDTM2000 | 44° 44' 06" S | 169° 28' 03" E | 1.00000 |
Mount Nicholas 2000 | NICHTM2000 | 45° 07' 58" S | 168° 23' 55" E | 1.00000 |
Mount York 2000 | YORKTM2000 | 45° 33' 49" S | 167° 44' 19" E | 1.00000 |
Observation Point 2000 | OBSETM2000 | 45° 48' 58" S | 170° 37' 42" E | 1.00000 |
North Taieri 2000 | TAIETM2000 | 45° 51' 41" S | 170° 16' 57" E | 0.99996 |
Bluff 2000 | BLUFTM2000 | 46° 36' 00" S | 168° 20' 34" E | 1.00000 |