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This citation template is used to cite a Feature Detail Report from the Geographic Names Information System.

Usage

A search engine can be found here. Select the search type from the menu on the right. Note that links to specific records in the database will not work (as stated on the interface itself).

Parameter Value Notes
{{cite gnis
| type = 
| id = 
| name =
| accessdate = 
}}
 
antarid
Feature ID
Feature Name
Full date
 
 
For Antarctic data
Required
Required
Optional
 

For antarctic locations specify type=antarid.

To disable links to the publisher, when the template is used multiple times in an article, use links=off.

If antarid or links is specified then named parameters must be used.

Since the GNIS site is very stable, the accessdate is not necessary

Examples

Used with named parameters:

{{cite gnis |id=269051 | name=Mount Whitney}}"Mount Whitney". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

Used with unnamed parameters:

{{cite gnis|269051|Mount Whitney|2008-10-31}}"Mount Whitney". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-10-31.

Antarctic locations:

{{cite gnis |type=antarid |id=15152 |name=Mount Terror}}"Mount Terror". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

Publisher links off:

{{cite gnis |id=269051 | name=Mount Whitney |links=off}}"Mount Whitney". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

See also