Template:GNIS
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: GNIS
These are templates to generate links to the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.
Template:Gnis change
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:
* {{gnis|ID}}
To have the link text be other than the article name, use second parameter (optionally, it can be named name):
* {{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 {{gnis|871352|Mount Washington}} to have "U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Washington" rather than "U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Washington (New Hampshire)". This is also necessary should you need to add a link to an article about somebody or something other than the linked feature.
Antarctica change
For GNIS pages in Antarctica, use the type=antarid parameter and the corresponding Antarctic GNIS ID.
* {{gnis|ID|Name|type=antarid}}
Template:Gnis2 change
This template works the same as {{gnis}}, but simply produces a footnote-type link, without any anchor text.
The required parameter is just the ID number (optionally, the parameter can be named id):
{{gnis2|ID}}
{{gnis2|871352}}
Result:
Antarctica change
For GNIS pages in Antarctica, use the type=antarid parameter and the corresponding Antarctic GNIS ID.
{{gnis2|ID|type=antarid}}
Sample:
{{gnis2|9763|type=antarid}}
Result:
Template:Gnis3 change
The required parameter is just the ID number (optionally, the parameter can be named id):
* {{gnis3|ID}}
It's meant to be used mainly within other templates (see sample 2).
For GNIS pages in Antarctica, use the type=antarid parameter and the corresponding Antarctic GNIS ID.
Sample 1 change
Sample:
* {{gnis3|871352}}
Result:
Sample 2 change
Sample:
*{{cite web | url={{Gnis3|112837}} | title=Wheeler Lake | work=[[Geographic Names Information System]] | publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] | accessdate=2006-05-02 }}
Result:
- "Wheeler Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2006-05-02.
Sample 3 change
Sample: * {{gnis3|type=antarid|9763}}
Result:
Detailed instructions change
- Go to http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/
- 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. - Copy the "ID", and insert it into:
- {{
gnis|...}} - or {{
gnis2|...}}
- {{
- 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}}