Template:Cite gnis/doc

This citation template is used to cite a Feature Detail Report from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Usage

A search engine can be found here. Select the search type from the menu on the right. Note that links to specific records in the database will not work (as stated on the interface itself).

Parameter	Value	Notes
{{cite gnis | type = | id = | name = | accessdate = | entrydate = | ref = | links = }}	antarid feature ID (number) feature name (text) access date entry date anchor off	for Antarctic data required required optional seldom of interest optional optional

For Antarctic locations, specify |type=antarid.

To disable links to the publisher, when the template is used multiple times in an article, use |links=off.

If antarid or links is specified, then named parameters should be used.

Since the GNIS site is very stable, the accessdate is not necessary.

For the usage of ref, see Template:Cite web#Anchor.

Examples

Used with named parameters:

{{cite gnis |id= 269051 |name= Mount Whitney}} → "Mount Whitney". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

Used with unnamed parameters:

{{cite gnis | 269051 | Mount Whitney | 2008-10-31 }} → "Mount Whitney". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-10-31.

Antarctic locations:

{{cite gnis |type= antarid |id= 15152 |name= Mount Terror}} → "Mount Terror". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

Publisher links off:

{{cite gnis |id= 269051 |name= Mount Whitney |links= off}} → "Mount Whitney". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

All parameters:

{{cite gnis |type= antarid |id= 19152 |name= Raney Peak |entrydate = January 21, 2008 |accessdate= May 5, 2014 |links= off |ref= test}} → "Raney Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 21, 2008. Retrieved May 6, 2014.

See also

• {{GNIS}}, {{GNIS 2}}, {{GNIS 3}}, {{GNIS 4}} – for same external link in other formats
• {{GEOnet2}} and {{Cite gns}} – for links to non-U.S. geographic feature names from GEOnet Names Server
• {{Cite ngs}} – for links to U.S. National Geodetic Survey
• {{Cite gvp}} – for links to Global Volcanism Program
• {{Cite web}}