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Clarke ellipsoid of 1866

[geodesy] A reference ellipsoid having a semimajor axis of approximately 6,378,206.4 meters and a flattening of 1/294.9786982. It is the basis for the North American Datum of 1927 (NAD27) and other datums. The Clarke ellipsoid of 1866 is also known as the Clarke spheroid of 1866.

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