Template:Infobox Glacier/doc

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This template is part of the Glaciers WikiProject.

[edit] Example

The wikicode below will create the Infobox at right:

Gannett Glacier (Example)
Gannett Glacier on the north slope of Gannett Peak
Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Wyoming, U.S.
Coordinates	43°11′48″N 109°39′03″W / 43.19667, -109.65083Coordinates: 43°11′48″N 109°39′03″W / 43.19667, -109.65083
Area	896 acres (3.63 km²)
Terminus	Moraine
Status	Retreating

{{Infobox_Glacier 
 | glacier_name = Gannett Glacier (Example)
 | image_name   = Gannet Peak with Gannett Glacier.jpg
 | caption      = Gannett Glacier on the north slope of [[Gannett Peak]]
 | type         = Mountain glacier
 | location     = [[Wyoming]], [[United States|U.S.]]
 | coordinates  = {{coor at dms|59|59|59|S|179|59|59|W|region:AQ_type:glacier}}
 | area         = 896 acres (3.63 km²)
 | length       = 
 | thickness    =
 | terminus     = Moraine
 | status       = Retreating
}}

[edit] Using the Template

{{Infobox_Glacier 
 | glacier_name = NAME
 | image_name   = IMAGE_FILE_NAME
 | caption      = CAPTION
 | type         = TYPE 
 | location     = LOCATION
 | coordinates  = COORDINATES {{coord||||N||||W|type:glacier_region:|display:inline,title}}
 | area         = AREA
 | length       = KILOMETERS km (MILES mi)
 | thickness    = THICKNESS
 | terminus     = TERMINUS
 | status       = STATUS
}}

• Be sure to replace all of the all-caps words.
• Any of the items above can be safely left blank. Note that you may include an image with no caption, but a caption will not be shown if there is no image.
• Wiki links [[]] are fine in any of the Infobox fields.

[edit] Blank version

The following version is a blank that can be copied and pasted into articles. An example of how it may appear when most of the data is added is available at Gannett Glacier.

{{Infobox_Glacier 
| glacier_name = 
| image_name   = 
| caption      = 
| type         = 
| location     = 
| coordinates  = {{coord||||N||||W|type:glacier_region:|display=inline,title}}
| area         = 
| length       = 
| thickness    = 
| terminus     = 
| status       = 
}}

As a note of caution, don't forget that glaciers lying south of the equator and east of the Prime Meridian to the International Date Line will be "S" and "E" in the coordinates section.

[edit] Microformat

The HTML mark up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue article across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. Within the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

hCard uses HTML classes including:

Geo is produced by calling {{coord}}, and uses HTML classes:

Please do not rename or remove these classes.

When giving coordinates, please don't be overly precise.