Template:GNIS/doc
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Template:GNIS 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 link is displayed as "U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Name", where Name is either the Wikipedia article name ({{PAGENAME}}) or an optionally specified name.
Usage
The only required parameter is the GNIS Feature ID number (optionally, this parameter can be named id). The template then uses the Wikipedia article name as part of the anchor text.
{{GNIS|ID}}
{{GNIS|id=ID}}
If desired, a feature name other than the article name can be specified in a second unnamed parameter (optionally, this can be named name). This can be used if the article name contains disambiguation or when the GNIS feature name is different than the article name.
{{GNIS|ID|Name}}
{{GNIS|id=ID|name=Name}}
For GNIS features in Antarctica, add |type=antarid.
{{GNIS|ID|type=antarid}}
{{GNIS|id=ID|type=antarid}}
{{GNIS|ID|Name|type=antarid}}
{{GNIS|id=ID|name=Name|type=antarid}}
TemplateData
TemplateData for GNIS
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 link is displayed as 'U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Name', where Name is either the Wikipedia article name ({{PAGENAME}}) or an optionally specified name.
| 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. If not given it defaults to the Wikipedia article name
| 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|...}}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
URL: https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:871352
- Usage:
{{GNIS | 871352 | Mount Washington }} - Usage:
{{GNIS |id= 871352 |name= Mount Washington }}
URL: https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:2828
- Usage:
{{GNIS | 2828 | Clarke Glacier |type= antarid }} - Usage:
{{GNIS |id= 2828 |name= Clarke Glacier |type= antarid }}
See also
- Other GNIS templates
- {{GNIS 2}} – link with anchor text "[1]" or "Name"
- {{GNIS 3}} – link as bare URL only, without anchor text
- {{GNIS 4}} – link with GNIS Feature ID number as the anchor text
- {{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
- {{Mountain index row}} – includes an optional GNIS link
- Canadian features (Canadian Geographical Names Data Base, BC Geographical Names)
- {{Cite cgndb}} – all of Canada
- {{Cite bcgnis}} – British Columbia
- Non-U.S. geographic features (GEOnet Names Server)
- On Solar System features (Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature)