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This citation template can be used to cite references to the BC Geographical Names web service for British Columbia, Canada.
Usage
A search engine for BC Geographical Names is available here. The feature number can be found near the end of the URL.
For example, a search for Fairweather Mountain yields the URL: https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/38638.html. Use the highlighted number as the id for this template.
| Parameter | Notes |
|---|---|
{{cite bcgnis
| id=
| name=
}}
|
Number form URL Official name |
- If
|name=is not specified, the article name is used. Specifying|name=is recommended since the article name might be need to be disambiguated in the future. - Unnamed parameters are allowed, in the form
{{cite bcgnis|id|name|access-date}} - This template takes all parameters accepted by {{cite web}}, e.g.,
|access-date=
Examples
Used with named parameters:
{{cite bcgnis |id=38638 |name=Fairweather Mountain}}→ "Fairweather Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
Used with unnamed parameters:
{{cite bcgnis |38638 |Fairweather Mountain |2017-06-25}}→ "Fairweather Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
See also
- {{cite cgndb}}
- {{cite bivouac}}
- {{cite crdb}}
- {{cite encyclopedia}}