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This external link template can be used to cite a specific geographic feature name from the GEOnet Names Server (GNS), published by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).
Usage
{{Cite gns|name=|ufi=}}
Parameters
- name
- (required) name of the geographic feature, in reading order, e.g., "Mount Logan" rather than "Logan, Mount"
- ufi
- (optional) unified feature identifier from GNS.
Notes
- When
|ufi=is supplied, the database is searched using this as a key. This search is more specific, so is preferred. UFI can be extracted from an item in the search results, if ufi is initially not specified. - The template accepts all parameters accepted by {{cite web}}, e.g.,
|access-date=. - Some parameters are aliases for {{cite web}} parameters. Either can be used:
|name=→|title=|entry-date=→|date=
Examples
- {{cite gns |name=Mount Logan}} → "Mount Logan". GEOnet Names Server.
- {{cite gns |name=Mount Logan|ufi=-568173}} → "Mount Logan". GEOnet Names Server.
See also
Similar templates:
- {{GEOnet2}} – for same link in different format, if ufi is not known
- {{GEOnet3}} – for same link in different format, if ufi is known
- {{GNIS}} and {{Cite GNIS}} – for links to U.S. geographic feature names from Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
- {{Cite web}}
List of pages linking to geonames.nga.mil:
- Special:Linksearch/geonames.nga.mil/geon-ags/ (current format)
- Special:Linksearch/geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/detaillinksearch.asp (old format)