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This citation template can be used to cite references to the BC Geographical Names Information System (BCGNIS).

Usage

A search engine for BCGNIS is available here. The feature number can be found at the end of the URL. For example a search for Fairweather Mountain yields the URL: http://archive.ilmb.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=38638. Use the number after name= as the id.

Fields Instructions Notes
{{cite bcgnis
| id = 
| name =
| accessdate = 
}}
 
Number form URL
Official name
Full date
 
 
Required
Recommended
Optional
 

If no name is specified, the article name is used. Specifying the name is recommended since the article name might be need to be disambiguated in the future.

Examples

Wiki markup

{{cite bcgnis
| id = 38638
| name = Fairweather Mountain }}

produces:

"Script error: No such module "If empty".". BC Geographical Names.

Wiki markup

{{cite bcgnis|38638|Fairweather Mountain}}

produces:

"Script error: No such module "If empty".". BC Geographical Names.

See also