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This template will categorize articles that include it into Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the USGS Geographic Names Information System.

To use this template:

{{USGS gazetteer|id=<Antarctica ID>|name=<Feature name>}}

The Antarctica ID and Feature name can be found in the Geographic Names Information System entry. If the name= field is not specified, then the template will use the pagename by default. If the id= field is not specified, then the web link will be to the main search page for the GNIS.

Usage:

  • {{USGS gazetteer}} -- for reference section where GNIS Antarctic ID is unknown
produces  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "USGS gazetteer/doc" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
  • {{USGS gazetteer|id=GNIS_Antarctic_ID}} --- for reference section where GNIS Antarctic ID is known
produces  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "USGS gazetteer/doc" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
  • {{USGS gazetteer|id=GNIS_Antarctic_ID|name=Feature_name}} --- where article title has disambiguation: use true feature name as second parameter
products  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Byrd Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).