Template:Cite bcgnis
This citation template can be used to cite references to the BC Geographical Names web service for British Columbia, Canada.
Usage
A search engine for BC Geographical Names is available here. The feature number can be found near the end of the URL.
For example, a search for Fairweather Mountain yields the URL: https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/38638.html
. Use the highlighted number as the id
for this template.
Parameter | Notes |
---|---|
{cite bcgnis | id= | name= } |
Number form URL Official name |
- If
|name=
is not specified, the article name is used. Specifying|name=
is recommended since the article name might be need to be disambiguated in the future. - Unnamed parameters are allowed, in the form
{cite bcgnis|id|name|access-date}
- This template takes all parameters accepted by {cite web}, e.g.,
|access-date=
Examples
Used with named parameters:
{cite bcgnis |id=38638 |name=Fairweather Mountain}
→ "Fairweather Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
Used with unnamed parameters:
{cite bcgnis |38638 |Fairweather Mountain |2017-06-25}
→ "Fairweather Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2017-06-25.