Template:Infobox oil spill
| Location | {{{location}}} |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | {{{coordinates}}} |
| Date | {{{spill_date}}} |
| Cause | |
| Cause | {{{cause}}} |
| Casualties | {{{casualties}}} |
| Operator | {{{operator}}} |
| Spill characteristics | |
| Volume | {{{volume}}} |
| Area | {{{area}}} |
| Shoreline impacted | {{{coast}}} |
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{{Infobox oil spill
| name =
| image =
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| location =
| coordinates =
| spill_date =
| cause =
| operator =
| casualties =
| volume =
| area =
| coast =
}}
Required: name, location, spill_date, and at least one of volume/area/coast.
Unused parameters do not need to be stated (i.e. it isn't necessary to put "casualties = none" or "coast = n/a").
| Exxon Valdez oil spill | |
|---|---|
 3 days after Exxon Valdez ran aground | |
 | |
| Location | Prince William Sound, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 60°50′00″N 146°52′00″W / 60.83333°N 146.86667°W |
| Date | 24 March 1989 |
| Cause | |
| Cause | Grounding of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker |
| Operator | Exxon |
| Spill characteristics | |
| Volume | 260,000 barrels (41,000 m3) - 750,000 barrels (119,000 m3) |
| Area | 11,000 sq mi (28,000 km2) |
| Shoreline impacted | 1,300 mi (2,100 km) |
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| name | should match article name, wiki markup OK | ''Exxon Valdez'' oil spill |
| image | do not include "File:" | Exval.jpeg |
| image_size | value in pixels, uses default image size if not set. | 250px |
| image_caption | description appears centered below image | 3 days after ''[[Exxon Valdez]]'' ran aground |
| location | general description of site, preferably with wikilinks | [[Prince William Sound]], [[Alaska]] |
| coordinates | specific location using Coord template (can also be used to cause coordinates to appear in article title by setting "display=title,inline") | {{Coord|60.83333|-146.86667|region:US-AK_type:landmark|display=inline}} |
| spill_date | start of spill event (or range of dates, for extended spills) | 24 March 1989 |
| cause | general description of event that initiated the spill | Grounding of the ''[[Exxon Valdez]]'' oil tanker |
| operator | company that is financially responsible for spill event (if applicable) | [[Exxon]] |
| casualties | deaths or injuries associated with initial spill event (if applicable) | |
| volume | amount of oil spilled (or range of best estimates) Note: some spills are listed as mass (tonnes) instead of volume. See list of oil spills for typical conversions. |
{{convert|260000|oilbbl|m3}} - {{convert|750000|oilbbl|m3}} |
| area | area affected by oil (i.e. seafloor or land) | {{convert|11000|mi2|abbr=on}} |
| coast | linear length of coastline affected | {{convert|1300|mi|abbr=on}} |