Template:GNIS URL
https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/
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Generate the URL for a GNIS query
Usage
The only required parameter is the GNIS Feature ID number (optionally, this parameter can be named id).
{{GNIS URL|ID}}
{{GNIS URL|id=ID}}
For GNIS features in Antarctica, add |type=antarid.
{{GNIS URL|ID|type=antarid}}
{{GNIS URL|id=ID|type=antarid}}
For types of features retired from GNIS in 2021, add |type=retired.
{{GNIS URL|ID|type=retired}}
{{GNIS URL|id=ID|type=retired}}
TemplateData
TemplateData for GNIS URL
This template generates an external link to a Feature Detail Report from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The external link is displayed as a footnote style link ( [1] ) or with an optionally specified name as the anchor text.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | 1 id | GNIS Feature ID, a number without leading zeros.
| Number | required |
| Type | type | Use the value 'antarid' for features in Antarctica. Use the value 'retired' for features retired in 2021
| String | optional |