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Template:GNIS 2 generates an external link to a Feature Detail Report from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The external link is displayed as a footnote style link ( [1] ) or with an optionally specified name as the anchor text.
Usage
The only required parameter is the GNIS Feature ID number (optionally, this parameter can be named id).
{{GNIS 2|ID}}
{{GNIS 2|id=ID}}
If desired, the template can display the feature name as the anchor text, which can be specified in a second unnamed parameter (optionally, this parameter name can be named name):
{{GNIS 2|ID|Name}}
{{GNIS 2|id=ID|name=Name}}
For GNIS features in Antarctica, add |type=antarid.
{{GNIS 2|ID|type=antarid}}
{{GNIS 2|id=ID|type=antarid}}
{{GNIS 2|ID|Name|type=antarid}}
{{GNIS 2|id=ID|name=Name|type=antarid}}
TemplateData
TemplateData for GNIS 2
This template generates an external link to a Feature Detail Report from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The external link is displayed as a footnote style link ( [1] ) or with an optionally specified name as the anchor text.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | 1 id | GNIS Feature ID, a number without leading zeros.
| Number | required |
| Name | 2 name | GNIS Feature Name or other descriptive text.
| String | optional |
| Type | type | Use the value 'antarid' (type=antarid) for features in Antarctica.
| String | optional |
Instructions
- Go to the GNIS Feature Search page.
- Search for the name, location, and/or class of the feature desired, e.g., to find a mountain called 'Mt. Foo', type '
mount foo' in the Feature Name box and select 'Summit' from the Feature Class list. - Copy the 'ID' number for the desired feature and insert it into the
{{GNIS 2|...}}template. - The latitude and longitude can also be copied and used in the
{{coord}}template, inserting the '|' vertical bar between degrees, minutes, seconds, and direction, e.g.: 441613N 0711812W →{{coord|44|16|13|N|071|18|12|W|region:US}}
Examples
ID only
URL: https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:871352
URL: https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:2828
- Usage:
{{GNIS 2 | 2828 |type= antarid }}- Result: [3]
- Usage:
{{GNIS 2 |id= 2828 |type= antarid }}- Result: [4]
ID and Name
URL: https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:871352
- Usage:
{{GNIS 2 | 871352 | Mount Washington }}- Result: Mount Washington
- Usage:
{{GNIS 2 |id= 871352 |name= Mount Washington }}- Result: Mount Washington
URL: https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:2828
- Usage:
{{GNIS 2 | 2828 | Clarke Glacier |type= antarid }}- Result: Clarke Glacier
- Usage:
{{GNIS 2 |id= 2828 |name= Clarke Glacier |type= antarid }}- Result: Clarke Glacier
See also
Other GNIS templates:
- Template:GNIS – link with anchor text "U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Name"
- Template:GNIS 3 – link as bare URL only, without anchor text
- Template:GNIS 4 – link with GNIS Feature ID number as the anchor text
- Template:Cite GNIS – link using the {{Cite web}} template, for use as a reference
List of pages linking to geonames.usgs.gov:
- Special:Linksearch/geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq (current format)
- Special:Linksearch/geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq (old format)
Similar templates:
- Template:Mountain index row – includes an optional GNIS link
- Template:Cite cgndb – for links to Canadian Geographical Names Data Base
- Template:Cite bcgnis – for links to BC Geographical Names for British Columbia
- Template:GPN – for links to Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
- Template:GEOnet2 and Template:Cite GNS – for links to non-U.S. geographic feature names from GEOnet Names Server