Formula:Cite gnis

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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).

Fields	Instructions	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, U.S. Geological Survey 

Used with unnamed parameters:

{{cite gnis|269051|Mount Whitney|2008-10-31}} → "Mount Whitney". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey 

Antarctic locations:

{{cite gnis |type=antarid |id=15152 |name=Mount Terror}} → "Mount Terror". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. 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

• {{cite ngs}}
• {{cite gvp}}
• {{cite web}}