Template:Infobox Scottish island/doc

This template is intended to be used as an infobox for an island or an archipelago in Scotland.

Parameters change

{{{official_name}}}
Gaelic name{{{celtic name}}}
Pronunciation{{{gaelic pronunciation}}}
Norse name{{{norse name}}}
Meaning of name{{{meaning of name}}}
[[File:{{{image_flag}}}|border|center|125px]]
{{{flag_caption}}}
[[File:{{{image_coat}}}|center|80px]]
{{{coat_caption}}}
[[File:{{{Image}}}|255px|border|{{{ImageCaption}}}]]
{{{ImageCaption}}}
Location
[[File:{{{Map}}}|255px]]
{{{MapCaption}}}
OS grid reference25
Physical geography
Island group{{{island group}}}
Area{{{area km2}}} or {{{area m2}}} or {{{area ha}}} or {{{area}}}
Area rank{{{area rank}}} [1]
Highest elevation{{{highest elevation}}}
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council area{{{local authority}}}
Demographics
Population{{{Population}}}
Population rank{{{population rank}}} [1]
Population density{{{density km2}}} or {{{density sqmi}}} or {{{population density}}}
Largest settlement{{{main settlement}}}
References{{{references}}}

Expected minimum parameters change

{{Infobox Scottish island
| GridReference=
| island group=
| area km2= <!--or |area m2= or |area ha= |area=-->
| highest elevation= 
| local authority=
| Population=     <!-- 2011 Census -->
| references=
}}


Optional parameters change

| official_name=
| celtic name=
| gaelic pronunciation=
| norse name=
| meaning of name=
| image_flag=
| flag_caption=
| image_coat=
| coat_caption=
| Image=          <!-- just the image name "File:" or "Image:" prefix is not required -->
| ImageCaption=
| Map=
| MapCaption=
| location_map=   <!-- To select an alternative map eg "Scotland Orkney", defaults to Scotland -->
| caption=   <!--default: xx shown within Scotland-->
| coordinates = <!-- Use {{Coord}} -->
| area rank= 
| population rank=
| density km2= <!--or | density sqmi= or | population density=-->
| main settlement=

Full list of parameters change

{{Infobox Scottish island
<!--Names-->
| official_name=
| celtic name= 
| gaelic pronunciation=
| norse name=
| meaning of name=
<!--Symbols-->
| image_flag=
| flag_caption=
| image_coat=
| coat_caption=
<!--Image-->
| Image=          <!-- just the image name "File:" or "Image:" prefix is not required -->
| ImageCaption=
<!--Location-->
| Map=
| MapCaption=
| location_map=   <!-- To select an alternative map eg "Scotland Orkney", defaults to Scotland -->
| caption=   <!--default: xx shown within Scotland-->
| coordinates = <!-- Use {{Coord}} -->
| GridReference=
<!--Geography-->
| island group=
| area km2=  923 <!--or |area m2= or |area ha= |area=-->
| area rank= 
| highest elevation=  {{convert|336|m|ft|0}} 
<!--Polities-->
| local authority= 
<!--Demographics-->
| Population=  37,872   <!-- 2011 Census -->
| population rank= 1
| density km2= <!--or | density sqmi= or | population density=-->
| main settlement= Camborne
<!--Footer-->
| references=<ref>{{NRS1C}}</ref><ref name=Smith>{{Haswell-Smith}}</ref>
<ref>[http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ Ordnance Survey]</ref>
}}

Automated features change

  • Using |coordinates= will produce a captioned map of Scotland with the location marked and labelled.
  • The parameter |official_name= will replace {{PAGENAME}} as the map heading, label, and in the caption.
  • The map caption becomes "{{PAGENAME}} shown within Scotland" unless |caption=xxx is set.

Microformat change

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. Within the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates change

If the place or venue has "established", "founded", "opened" or similar dates, use {{start date}} for the earliest of those dates unless the date is before 1583 CE.

If it has a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes change

hCard uses HTML classes including:

  • adr
  • agent
  • category
  • county-name
  • extended-address
  • fn
  • label
  • locality
  • nickname
  • note
  • org
  • region
  • street-address
  • uid
  • url
  • vcard

Geo is produced by calling {{coord}}, and uses HTML classes:

  • geo
  • latitude
  • longitude

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Precision change

When giving coordinates, please use an appropriate level of precision. Do not use {{coord}}'s |name= parameter.


  1. 1.0 1.1 Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.