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<nowiki>{{</nowiki>CGNDB|''id''|''name''<nowiki>}}</nowiki> | <nowiki>{{</nowiki>CGNDB|''id''|''name''<nowiki>}}</nowiki> | ||
or | or | ||
| − | <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Cite | + | <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Cite cgndb|''id''|''name''<nowiki>}}</nowiki> |
or | or | ||
<nowiki>{{</nowiki>CGNDB|id=''id''|name=''name''<nowiki>}}</nowiki> | <nowiki>{{</nowiki>CGNDB|id=''id''|name=''name''<nowiki>}}</nowiki> | ||
or | or | ||
| − | <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Cite | + | <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Cite cgndb|id=''id''|name=''name''<nowiki>}}</nowiki> |
where: | where: | ||
*<code>''id''</code> is the five-digit alphanumeric unique identifier for the geographic feature, and | *<code>''id''</code> is the five-digit alphanumeric unique identifier for the geographic feature, and | ||
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* {{tl|cite gnis}} (United States) | * {{tl|cite gnis}} (United States) | ||
* {{tl|cite bcgnis}} | * {{tl|cite bcgnis}} | ||
| − | * {{tl|cite | + | * {{tl|cite cgndb}} |
<includeonly> | <includeonly> | ||
Revision as of 23:25, 22 May 2010
| 40px | This is a documentation subpage for Template:CGNDB. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
| 40x40px | This template is a simplified frontend for {{Cite cgn}} and is not currently used in the article namespace. It is retained for reverse compatibility. |
Purpose
To provide a simple format to linking to information in the Geographical Names of Canada Data Base. This is specifically useful for linking information to either the "External links" or "References" sections of Wikipedia articles.
Usage
{{CGNDB|id|name}}
or
{{Cite cgndb|id|name}}
or
{{CGNDB|id=id|name=name}}
or
{{Cite cgndb|id=id|name=name}}
where:
idis the five-digit alphanumeric unique identifier for the geographic feature, andnameis the optional name to display (otherwise it will use the page name).
See also
- {{BCGNIS}} (British Columbia)
- {{cite gnis}} (United States)
- {{cite bcgnis}}
- {{cite cgndb}}