Template:Cite gnis/doc

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These are templates to generate citations to the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

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[edit] Template:Cite gnis

The required parameter is just the ID number (optionally, the parameter can be named id) and the template then uses the article title as the anchor text:

* {{cite gnis|id}}

To have the link text be other than the article name, use second parameter (optionally, it can be named name):

* {{cite gnis|id|name}}

This can be used when the Wikipedia page name contains disambiguation brackets; for example at the page Mount Washington (New Hampshire) use {{cite gnis|871352|Mount Washington}} to have "Mount Washington. Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey." rather than "Mount Washington (New Hampshire). Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey.". This is also necessary should you need to add a link to an article about somebody or something other than the linked feature.

Generally, you will want to specify the date you accessed the GNIS database using the third parameter (also named accessdate):

* {{cite gnis|id|name|accessdate}}

[edit] Antarctica

For GNIS pages in Antarctica, use the type=antarid parameter and the corresponding Antarctic GNIS ID.

* {{cite gnis|id|name|accessdate|type=antarid}}

[edit] Detailed instructions

  1. Go to http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/
  2. Search for the name, location, and/or type of the feature desired. E.g., to find a mountain called 'Mt. Foo', put "mount foo" in the Feature Name, and select "Summit" for the Feature Class.
  3. Copy the "ID", and insert it into:
    • {{cite gnis|...}}
  4. While you're at it, you can copy the latitude and longitude and use them in {{coord|...}}, inserting "|"s: e.g. "441613N 0711812W" → {{coord|44|16|13|N|071|18|12|W|region:US}}

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