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# The subject is non-fictional. | # The subject is non-fictional. | ||
# It is associated with a fixed location on Earth. | # It is associated with a fixed location on Earth. | ||
| − | # The article lacks geographic coordinates ( | + | # The article lacks geographic coordinates ([[latitude]] and [[longitude]]) because the subject's location is disputed or unknown. |
| − | + | Evidence that the subject's location is disputed or unknown might include: | |
| − | * a reliable source says the subject's location is unknown AND no reliable source | + | * a reliable source says the subject's location is unknown AND no reliable source gives a specific location for it, or |
* reliable sources provide two or more contradictory locations. | * reliable sources provide two or more contradictory locations. | ||
| − | If further research seems likely to uncover definite coordinates, do not apply this template | + | If further research seems likely to uncover definite coordinates, do not apply this template; use {{tl|coord missing}} instead. |
If the subject's location is known approximately, it may still be better to provide rough coordinates using {{tl|coord}} than to apply this template. | If the subject's location is known approximately, it may still be better to provide rough coordinates using {{tl|coord}} than to apply this template. | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 21 October 2009
| This is a documentation subpage for Template:Coord unknown. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
This template is used to tag articles which satisfy the following three criteria:
- The subject is non-fictional.
- It is associated with a fixed location on Earth.
- The article lacks geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) because the subject's location is disputed or unknown.
Evidence that the subject's location is disputed or unknown might include:
- a reliable source says the subject's location is unknown AND no reliable source gives a specific location for it, or
- reliable sources provide two or more contradictory locations.
If further research seems likely to uncover definite coordinates, do not apply this template; use {{coord missing}} instead.
If the subject's location is known approximately, it may still be better to provide rough coordinates using {{coord}} than to apply this template.
Usage
{{Coord unknown|countryname}}
Parameters
- countryname:
- should be one of the country names used in the subcategories of Category:Articles missing geocoordinate data by country. Where a particular country cannot be identified, one of the continent names used in the subcategories of Category:Articles missing geocoordinate data by continent should be used instead.
- Note: this parameter is for future use. The template doesn't yet subcategorize articles by country or continent, but may begin doing so at a later date.