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Map Datum Supported by Garmin GPS Devices
The following list of Map Datum covers all of the datum found on Garmin outdoor handheld and wearable products. Not all the map datum listed here is found on every product model. Refer to your owner's manual to find the menu in your device that will list which map datum is available for your product. To find the owner's manual, if you identified the specific device you are using select manuals on the left of the page.
Map Datum and Area Coverage
Datum Name | Area covered |
|---|---|
54 | BJS54 China |
Adindan | Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Mali, Senegal, Sudan |
Afgooye | Somalia |
AIN EL ABD ‘70 | Bahrain Island, Saudi Arabia |
Anna 1 Ast ‘65 | Cocos Islands |
ARC 1950 | Botswana, Burundi, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
ARC 1960 | Kenya and Tanzania |
Ascnsn Isld ‘58 | Ascension Island |
Astro Dos 71/4 | St, Helena Island |
Astro B4 Sorol | Caroline Islands |
Astro Bcn “E” | Iwo Jima |
Astro Stn ‘52 | Marcus Island |
Aus Geod ‘66 | Australia and Tasmania |
Aus Geod ‘84 | Australia and Tasmania |
Austria | Austria |
Bellevue (IGN) | Efate and Erromango Islands |
Bermuda 1957 | Bermuda Islands |
Bogota Observ | Columbia |
Campo Inchspe | Argentina |
Canton Ast ‘66 | Phoenix Islands |
Cape | South Africa |
Cape Canavrl | Mean Solution |
Carthage | Tunisia |
CGCS 2000 | China |
CH-1903 | Switzerland |
Chatham 1971 | Chatham Island (New Zealand) |
Chua Astro | Paraguay |
Corrego Alegr | Brazil |
Croatia | Croatia |
Djakarta | Sumatra (Indonesia) |
Dos 1968 | Gizo Island (New Georgia Islands) |
Dutch | Finland |
Easter Isld 67 | Easter Island |
EGSA 87 | Greece |
ETRS89 | Europe |
European 1950 | Western Europe, Cyprus, Egypt, England, Scotland, Channel & Shetland Islands, Greece, Iran, Sardania (Italy), Sicily (Italy), Norway & Finland, Malta, Tunisia, Portugal, Spain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria |
European 1979 | Austria, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland |
Finland Hayfrd | Finland |
Gandajika Base | Democratic Republic of Congo |
GDA 2020 | Australia (currently only available for new models made after 2019) |
GDA 94 | Australia |
Geod Datm ‘49 | New Zealand |
Guam 1963 | Guam |
Gux 1 Astro | Guadalcanal Island |
Hjorsey 1955 | Iceland |
Hong Kong ‘63 | Hong Kong |
Hu-Tzu-Shan | Taiwan |
Indian Bngldsh | Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan |
Indian Thailand | Thailand |
Indonesia 74 | Indonesia |
Ireland 1965 | Ireland |
ISTS 073 Astro | Diego Garcia |
Johnston Island | Johnston Island |
Kandawala | Sri Lanka |
Kergueln Island | Kerguelen Island |
Kertau 1948 | West Malaysia and Singapore |
L.C. 5 Astro | Cayman Brac Island |
Liberia 1964 | Liberia |
LKS92 | Latvia |
Luzon Mindanao | Mindanao Island (Philippines) |
Luzon Philippine | Philippines, Datum of 1911 |
Mahe 1971 | Mahe Island |
Marco Astro | Salvage Island, Ilhas Selvagens (in Portuguese) |
Massawa | Eritrea |
Merchich | Morocco |
Midway Ast ’61 | Midway Islands |
Minna | Cameroon and Nigeria |
North American 1927 (NAD27) | Western United States, Eastern United States, Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Bahamas, San Salvador Island, Canada Mean Solution, Alberta, British Columbia, Eastern Canada (Newfoundland, New Bruswich, Nova Scotia, Quebec), Manitoba, Ontario, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Canal Zone, Caribbean (Antigua Island, Barbados, Caicos Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Turks Islands), Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua), Cuba, Greenland, Mexico) |
North American 1983 (NAD83) | Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Canada, Mexico, Central America, CONUS, Hawaii |
Naparima BWI | Trinidad and Tobago |
Nhrwn Masirah | Masirah Island (Oman) |
Nhrwn Saudi A | Saudi Arabia |
Nhrwn United A | United Arab Emirates |
NTF Paris | France (onshore), mainland and Corsica |
Obsrvtorio ‘66 | Corvo and Flores Islands (Azores) |
Old Egyptian | Egypt |
Old Hawaiian | Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, Oahu |
Oman | Oman |
Ord Srvy GB | England, Isle of Man, Wales, Scotland, Shetland Islands |
Pico De Las Nv | Canary Islands |
Potsdam | Germany |
Prov S Am ‘56 | Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela |
Prov S Chln ‘63 | South Chile |
Ptcairn Ast’67 | Pitcairn Island |
Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico and Virginia Islands |
Qatar National | Qatar |
Qornoq | South Greenland |
Reunion | Mascarene Islands |
RGF93 | Lambert-93, France and Corsica |
Rome 1940 | Sardinia |
RT 90 | Sweden |
Santo (Dos) | Espirito Santo Island |
Sao Braz | Sao Miguel, Santa Maria Islands (Azores) |
Sapper Hill ‘43 | East Falkland Island |
Schwarzeck | Nambia |
SE Base | Porto Santo and Madiera Islands |
SK 42 | Russian Federation, Pulkovo-42 |
South Asia | Singapore |
Sth Amrcn ‘69 | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Baltra, Galapagos Islands, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela |
SW Base | Faial, Graciosa, Pico, Sao Jorge and Terceira |
Taiwan | Taiwan |
Timbalai 1948 | Brunei and East Malaysia (Sarawak and Sabah) |
Tokyo | Japan, Okinawa, South Korea |
Tristan Ast ‘68 | Tristan da Cunha |
Viti Levu 1916 | Viti Levu Islands (Fiji Islands) |
Wake-Eniwetok | Marshall Islands |
Wake Island Astro 1952 | Wake Atoll |
WGS-72 | International |
WGS-84 | International |
Zanderij | Suriname |
80 | XAS80 China |
None | No map datum |
User | Used with User Grid Position Format - requires manual input of Map Datum DX, DY, and DZ |