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Template:GNIS

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 a 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

For GNIS pages in Antarctica, use the type=antarid parameter and the corresponding Antarctic GNIS ID:

{{GNIS|ID|Name|type=antarid}}

Template:GNIS 2

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):

{{GNIS 2|ID}}

Sample:

{{GNIS 2|871352}}

Result:

[1]

Antarctica

For GNIS pages in Antarctica, use the type=antarid parameter and the corresponding Antarctic GNIS ID:

{{GNIS 2|ID|type=antarid}}

Sample:

{{GNIS 2|2828|type=antarid}}

Result:

[2]

Template:GNIS 3

The required parameter is just the ID number (optionally, the parameter can be named id):

{{GNIS 3|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

* {{GNIS 3|871352}}

Result:

• http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:871352

Sample 2

* {{cite web 
   |url= {{GNIS 3|112837}} 
   |title= Wheeler Lake 
   |work= [[Geographic Names Information System]] 
   |publisher= [[United States Geological Survey]] 
   |accessdate= 2009-07-05
  }}

Result:

• Wheeler Lake. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2009-07-05.

Sample 3

* {{GNIS 3|type=antarid|9763}}

Result:

• http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:9763

Instructions

1. Go to http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/
2. 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.
3. Copy the 'ID' and insert it into:
   • {{GNIS|...}} or {{GNIS 2|...}}
4. You can also copy the latitude and longitude and use them in the {{coord}} template, inserting the '|' vertical bar in-between, e.g.: 44_16_13_N  071_18_12_W → {{coord|44|16|13|N|071|18|12|W|region:US}}

Parameters

Parameter	Mandatory or Optional	Default	Description
{1}	Required	Undefined	GNIS Feature ID
type=	Optional

See also

• Template:Cite gnis
• Template:Mountain index row
• Template:Cite cgndb (Canada)
  • Template:Cite bcgnis (British Columbia)
• Special:Linksearch/geonames.usgs.gov
• Template:Gpn