Template:Cite gnis
Wikidata has the properties:
- GNIS Feature ID (P590) (see uses)
- GNIS Antarctica ID (P804) (see uses)
This citation template is used to cite a Feature Detail Report from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Usage
A search engine can be found here.
Parameter | Value | Notes |
---|---|---|
{cite gnis | type = | id = | name = | access-date = } |
antarid or retired feature ID (number) feature name (text) database access date |
for Antarctic or retired features required (1) required (2) recommended |
- For Antarctic locations, specify
|type=antarid
. - For features types retired in 2021, specify
|type=retired
. - To disable links to the publisher, when the template is used multiple times in an article, use
|links=off
- Template accepts all parameters accepted by {cite encyclopedia}, e.g.,
|access-date=
or|date=
- Positional (unnamed) parameters are interpreted as
{cite gnis|id|name|access-date|date}
- Some of the parameters are aliases for {cite encyclopedia}, either form can be used:
|name=
→|entry=
|date=
→|access-date=
Note that latitude, longitude and elevation may be somewhat inaccurate. It is best to confirm this data by viewing the location on a map. If necessary use more reliable sources.
Examples
With named parameters and entry date
{cite gnis |id=269051 |name=Mount Whitney |date=January 19, 1981 |access-date=March 10, 2022}
- "Mount Whitney". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
With unnamed parameters and entry date
{cite gnis |269051 |Mount Whitney | |January 19, 1981}
With unnamed parameters, access date and entry date
{cite gnis |269051 |Mount Whitney |December 20, 2020 |January 19,1981}
- "Mount Whitney". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
With named parameters and publisher links off
{cite gnis |id=269051 |name=Mount Whitney |access-date=December 20, 2020 |entry-date=19 January 1981 |links=off}
- "Mount Whitney". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 19 January 1981. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
Antarctic locations
{cite gnis |type=antarid |id=15152 |name=Mount Terror |date=January 1, 1947 |access-date=March 10, 2022}
- "Mount Terror". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 1, 1947. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
Retired locations
{cite gnis |type=retired |id=235365 |name=Stanford University |date=January 19, 1981 |access-date=February 12, 2023}
- "Stanford University". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
With all named parameters, Antarctic locations
{cite gnis |type=antarid |id=19152 |name=Raney Peak |entry-date=21 January 2008 |access-date=December 20, 2020 |links=off |ref=test}
- "Raney Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 21 January 2008. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
See also
- {cite gnis2} – For a CS2 format citation than includes a {harvid} identifier
- {GNIS}, {GNIS 2}, {GNIS URL}, {GNIS 4} – for same external link in other formats
- {GEOnet2} and {Cite gns} – for links to non-U.S. geographic feature names from GEOnet Names Server
- {Cite ngs} – for links to U.S. National Geodetic Survey
- {Cite gvp} – for links to Global Volcanism Program
- {Cite encyclopedia}