Template:Coord
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({{navbox}}) orclass=nomobile
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This template is still displayed on mobile when used withdisplay=inline,e.g. in infoboxes.
Quick guide
To add57°18′22″N4°27′32″W/ 57.30611°N 4.45889°Wto the top of an article, use{{Coord}},thus:
{{Coord|57|18|22|N|4|27|32|W|display=title}}
Thesecoordinatesare indegrees,minutes, and seconds of arc.
"title" means that the coordinates will be displayed next to the article's title at the top of the page (in desktop view only; title coordinates do not display in mobile view) and before any other text or images. It also records the coordinates as the primary location of the page's subject in Wikipedia's geosearch API.
To add44°06′45″N87°54′47″W/ 44.1124°N 87.9130°Wto the top of an article, use either
{{Coord|44.1124|N|87.9130|W|display=title}}
(which does not require minutes or seconds but does require the user to specify north/ south and east/west)or
{{Coord|44.1124|-87.9130|display=title}}
(in which the north and east are presumed by positive values while the south and west are negative ones). These coordinates are indecimal degrees.
- Degrees, minutes and seconds, when used, must each be separated by apipe ( "|" ).
- Map datummust beWGS84if possible (except for off-Earth bodies).
- Avoidexcessive precision(0.0001° is <11 m, 1″ is <31 m).
- Maintainconsistencyof decimal places or minutes/seconds between latitude and longitude.
- Latitude (N/S) must appear before longitude (E/W).
Optional coordinate parameters follow the longitude and are separated byan underscore ( "_" ):
- dim:
dim:
N(viewingdiameterinmetres) - region:
region:
R(ISO 3166-1 Alpha -2orISO 3166-2code) - type:
type:
T(landmark
orcity(30,000)
,for example)
Other optional parameters are separated bya pipe ( "|" ):
- display
|display=inline
(the default) to display in the body of the article only,|display=title
to display at the top of the article only (in desktop view only; title coordinates do not display in mobile view), or|display=inline,title
to display in both places.
- name
name=
Xto label the place on maps (default isPAGENAME)
Thus:{{Coord|44.1172|-87.9135|dim:30_region:US-WI_type:event
|display=inline,title|name=accident site}}
Use|display=title
(or|display=inline,title
) once per article, for the subject of the article, where appropriate.
- PerWP:ORDER,the template is placed at the bottom of the article in the 'end matter', after anynavigation templates,but before allcategories,including the{{DEFAULTSORT}}template. This template may also be placed within aninfobox,instead of at the bottom of the article.
- For full details, refer to{{Coord/doc}}.
- Additional guidance is available atobtaining coordinatesandconverting coordinates.
Purpose
{{Coord}}provides a standard notation for encoding locations by theirlatitudeandlongitudecoordinates. It is primarily for specifying theWGS84geographic coordinates of locations onEarth,at the same time emitting a machine-readableGeo microformat.However, it can also encode locations on natural satellites, dwarf planets, and planets other than Earth.
- To specify celestial coordinates, use{{Sky}}instead.
- Tag articles which lack coordinates (but need them) with{{Coord missing}}.
- If the subject's location is truly unknown or disputed, note this with{{Coord unknown}}.
- If the coordinates weretranscluded from Wikidata,use{{WikidataCoord}}.
See also:Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates.
Features
Latitude and longitude may be specified (with appropriate precision) either in decimal notation or as degrees/minutes/seconds. By default, coordinates appear in the format used to specify them. However, theformat=
parameter can be used to force display in a particular format. The template also accepts and displays coordinates formatted as degrees and decimal minutes as found on charts and maritime references.
The template displays the formatted coordinates with ahyperlinktoGeoHack.GeoHack displays information customized to the location, including links to external mapping services.
For terrestrial locations, a blue globe () appears to the left of the hyperlink. Clicking on the globe activates theWikiMiniAtlas(requiresJavaScript).
By default, coordinates appear "in line" with the adjacent text. However, thedisplay=
parameter can be used to move the coordinates up near the page title (in desktop view only; title coordinates do not display in mobile view)—or display them in both places at once.
The template outputs coordinates in three formats:
- Degree/minutes/seconds( "DMS", precision is degrees, or degrees/minutes, or degrees/minutes/seconds, based on input precision).
- Decimal degrees(varying the number of decimal places based on input precision)
- A machine readableGeo microformat.
Additional features
- Logged-in users cancustomizehow coordinates appear in their browsers.
- You can get coordinates from Wikidata by transcluding this template without any numbered arguments.
- You can extract information from the Coord template for use in mathematical expressions. For details, seeModule:Coordinates.
- All coordinates used in a page through this template are registered in thegeosearch API.If a coordinate is using title display, then these coordinates will be marked as the primary coordinates with regards to the page and therefore the topic of that page.
Caveats
The templatemust notbe modified without prior discussion. External tools can depend on the format of both the wikitext and/or the generated html.
Pages with many inline coordinates may come close to or exceed Wikipedia'sPost-expand include sizelimit. In these cases, consider using {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}} instead:
{{Coord|57|18|22|N|4|27|32|W|display=inline}}
→57°18′22″N4°27′32″W/ 57.30611°N 4.45889°W(1,544 bytes){{#invoke:Coordinates|coord|57|18|22|N|4|27|32|W|display=inline}}
→57°18′22″N4°27′32″W/ 57.30611°N 4.45889°W(772 bytes)
Usage
{{coord|latitude|longitude|coordinate parameters|template parameters}} {{coord|dd|N/S|dd|E/W|coordinate parameters|template parameters}} {{coord|dd|mm|N/S|dd|mm|E/W|coordinate parameters|template parameters}} {{coord|dd|mm|ss|N/S|dd|mm|ss|E/W|coordinate parameters|template parameters}}
The hemisphere identifiers (N/S) and (E/W), if used, must be adjacent to the enclosing pipe "|
"characters, and cannot be preceded or succeeded by spaces.
There are two kinds of parameters, all optional:
- Coordinate parametersare parameters that{{Coord}}passes to the map server. These have the formatparameter:valueand are separated from each other by the underscore character ( _ ). The supported coordinate parameters aredim:,globe:,region:,scale:,source:,andtype:.Seecoordinate parametersfor details and examples.
- Template parametersare parameters used by the{{Coord}}template. These have formatparameter=valueand are separated from each other by the pipe character ( | ). The supported template parameters aredisplay=,format=,name=,andnotes=.
- display=can be one of the following:
display=inline
– Display the coordinate inline (default)display=title
– Display the coordinate at the top of the article, beside the article's title (replaces{{coor title dms}}family; coordinates are displayed in desktop view only; title coordinates do not display in mobile view)- shortcut:
display=t
- shortcut:
display=inline,title
– Display the coordinate both inline and beside the article's title (replaces{{coor at dms}}family)- shortcut:
display=it
- shortcut:
display=title,inline
has the same effect asdisplay=inline,title
- Note: the
title
attribute indicates that the coordinates apply to the entire article, and not just one of (perhaps many) places mentioned in it—so it should only be omitted in the latter case. Additionally the title option will mark the coordinates as the primary coordinates for the page (and topic of the page) in thegeosearch API.
- format=can be used to forcedecordmscoordinate display.
format=dec
reformats the coordinates todecimal degreesformat.format=dms
reformats the coordinates todegrees | minutes | secondsformat.
- name=can be used to annotate inline coordinates for display in map services such as theWikiMiniAtlas.If omitted, the article's title (PAGENAME) is assumed.
- Note: aname=parameter causes{{Coord}}to emit anhCardmicroformatusing that name,even if used within an existing hCard.Do not use when the name is that of a person (e.g for a gravesite), as the generated hCard would be invalid. Also, do not use square brackets in names.
- notes=specifies text to be displayed immediately following the coordinates. This is primarily intended for adding footnotes to coordinates displayed beside the title.
- qid=specify Q item to display the coordinates of. Used primarily by Wikidata powered infoboxes.
Helper functions
Helper functions are available to manipulate the output from{{Coord}}when it appears in a container template such as an infobox.
To extract the latitude from a Coord template
Use:
{{#invoke:coordinates|coord2text|{{Coord|57|18|22|N|4|27|32|E}}|lat}}
→ 57.30611
and similarly to extract the longitude, use:
{{#invoke:coordinates|coord2text|{{Coord|57|18|22|N|4|27|32|E}}|long}}
→ 4.45889
- Note: this method removes the microformat markup, and should not be used inside templates which emit parent microformats, such as infoboxes or table-row templates.
Displaying all coordinate links on one map
The templates{{GeoGroup}}and{{Maplink}}can be used in an article with coordinates.{{GeoGroup}}creates links to a mapping service, which will display all the coordinates on a single map, and to other services which allow the coordinates to be used or downloaded asKMLorGPXformat.{{Maplink}}adds either a link or an embedded mapframe, which can display all named coordinates from a page or section ({{coord}}
templates using the|name=
parameter).
Examples
{{coord|43.651234|-79.383333}}
|
43°39′04″N79°23′00″W/ 43.651234°N 79.383333°W | Toronto – Fully decimal – western hemisphere implied by negation |
{{coord|43.65|-79.38}}
|
43°39′N79°23′W/ 43.65°N 79.38°W | Toronto – low precision decimal |
{{coord|43.6500|-79.3800}}
|
43°39′00″N79°22′48″W/ 43.6500°N 79.3800°W | Toronto – medium precision decimal with trailing zeroes |
{{coord|43.653500|N|79.384000|W}}
|
43°39′13″N79°23′02″W/ 43.653500°N 79.384000°W | Toronto – high precision decimal with explicit hemisphere notation |
{{coord|43|29|N|79|23|W}}
|
43°29′N79°23′W/ 43.483°N 79.383°W | Toronto – degrees & minutes |
{{coord|43|29|13|N|79|23|02|W}}
|
43°29′4″N79°23′0″W/ 43.48444°N 79.38333°W | Toronto – degrees, minutes & seconds |
{{coord|43|29|12.6|N|79|23|02.4|W}}
|
43°29′12.6″N79°23′02.4″W/ 43.486833°N 79.384000°W | Toronto – degrees, minutes, seconds & fractions of seconds |
{{coord|55.752222|N|37.615556|E}}
|
55°45′08″N37°36′56″E/ 55.752222°N 37.615556°E | Moscow – N & E |
{{coord|55.752222|N|37.615556|E|format=dms}}
|
55°45′08″N37°36′56″E/ 55.752222°N 37.615556°E | Convert to dms format |
{{coord|39.098095|-94.587307|format=dms}}
|
39°05′53″N94°35′14″W/ 39.098095°N 94.587307°W | Decimal conversion without N/S/E/W |
{{coord|55.752222|N|37.615556|E|format=dec|name=Moscow}}
|
55°45′08″N37°36′56″E/ 55.752222°N 37.615556°E | Convert to decimal and label on some maps |
{{coord|33|55|S|18|25|E}}
|
33°55′S18°25′E/ 33.917°S 18.417°E | Cape Town – S & E |
{{coord|35|00|N|105|00|E}}
|
35°00′N105°00′E/ 35.000°N 105.000°E | People's Republic of China |
{{coord|22|54|30|S|43|14|37|W}}
|
22°54′30″S43°14′37″W/ 22.90833°S 43.24361°W | Rio – S & W |
{{coord|22|S|43|W}}
|
22°S43°W/ 22°S 43°W | Adegree confluence. |
{{coord|52|28|N|1|55|W|region:GB_type:city|notes=<ref>{{cite web|url=http:// fallingrain /world/UK/0/Birmingham.html|title=Birmingham}}</ref>|display=inline,title}}
|
52°28′N1°55′W/ 52.467°N 1.917°W[1] | Birmingham – with display, notes, and parameter settings; note that these coordinates are also displayed at the top of this page. |
{{coord|51|25.813|N|0|43.945|E}}
|
51°25.813′N0°43.945′E/ 51.430217°N 0.732417°E | Navigation buoy in the River Medway, England. |
{{coord|51|36.287|N|8|32.018|W}}
|
51°36.287′N8°32.018′W/ 51.604783°N 8.533633°W | Lighthouse at theOld Head of Kinsaleas defined by theCommissioners of Irish Lights. |
References
Coordinate parameters
The first unnamed parameter following the longitude is an optional string of coordinate parameters, separated by underscores. These parameters helpGeoHackselect suitable map resources, and they will become more important whenWikimapsbecomes fully functional.
type:T
Thetype:
parameter specifies the type of location for reverse mapping (for instance, to select a marker icon in theWikiMiniAtlas).
It also sets themap scale,which can however be overridden bydim:orscale:.
Valid types are:
T | Description | Map scale |
---|---|---|
adm1st | Administrative unit of country, 1st level (province, state), seetable,e.g.U.S. states | 1:1,000,000 |
adm2nd | Administrative unit of country, 2nd level, seetable,e.g.county (United States) | 1:300,000 |
adm3rd | Administrative unit of country, 3rd level, seetable | 1:100,000 |
airport | airports and airbases | 1:30,000 |
city(pop) | cities, towns, villages, hamlets, suburbs, subdivisions, neighborhoods, and other human settlements (including unincorporated and/or abandoned ones) with known population Please replacepopwith a number. Commas inpopwill be ignored. There should be no blanks. |
1:30,000... 1:300,000 |
city | cities, towns, villages, hamlets, suburbs, subdivisions, neighborhoods, and other human settlements (including unincorporated and/or abandoned ones) with unspecified population These are treated as minor cities. |
1:100,000 |
country | (e.g. "type:country" ) | 1:10,000,000 |
edu | schools, colleges, and universities | 1:10,000 |
event | one-time or regular events and incidents that occurred at a specific location, including battles, earthquakes, festivals, and shipwrecks | 1:50,000 |
forest | forests and woodlands | 1:50,000 |
glacier | glaciers and icecaps | 1:50,000 |
isle | islands and isles | 1:100,000 |
landmark | buildings (including churches, factories, museums, theatres, and power plants but excluding schools and railway stations), caves, cemeteries, cultural landmarks, geologic faults, headlands, intersections, mines, ranches, roads, structures (including antennas, bridges, castles, dams, lighthouses, monuments, and stadiums), tourist attractions, valleys, and other points of interest | 1:10,000 |
mountain | peaks, mountain ranges, hills, submerged reefs, and seamounts | 1:100,000 |
pass | mountain passes | 1:10,000 |
railwaystation | stations, stops, and maintenance areas of railways and trains, including railroad, metro, rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, etc. | 1:10,000 |
river | rivers, canals, creeks, brooks, and streams, including intermittent ones | 1:100,000 |
satellite | geo-stationary satellites | 1:10,000,000 |
waterbody | bays, fjords, lakes, reservoirs, ponds, lochs, loughs, meres, lagoons, estuaries, inland seas, and waterfalls | 1:100,000 |
camera | To indicate the location of where a specific image was taken. This type is used by coordinate templates on File pages. | 1:10,000 |
Default scale: if no type is used or the type is not defined in the GeoHack extension | 1:300,000 |
T | Markup | Result |
---|---|---|
waterbody | {{coord|46|43|N|7|58|E|type:waterbody}}
|
46°43′N7°58′E/ 46.717°N 7.967°E |
scale:N
Thescale:
parameter specifies the desiredmap scaleas 1:N,overriding the scale implied by anytype:
parameter.
GeoHackusesscale:
to select a map scale for a 72dpicomputer monitor. If nodim:
,type:
,orscale:
parameters are provided, GeoHack uses its default scale of 1:300,000.
Subject | Scale | Markup | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Big Ben | 1:500 | {{coord|51.500611|N|0.124611|W|scale:500}}
|
51°30′02″N0°07′29″W/ 51.500611°N 0.124611°W |
Palace of Westminster | 1:5,000 | {{coord|51.5006|N|0.1246|W|scale:5000}}
|
51°30′02″N0°07′29″W/ 51.5006°N 0.1246°W |
City of Westminster | 1:50,000 | {{coord|51.501|N|0.125|W|scale:50000}}
|
51°30′04″N0°07′30″W/ 51.501°N 0.125°W |
Greater London | 1:500,000 | {{coord|51.50|N|0.12|W|scale:500000}}
|
51°30′N0°07′W/ 51.50°N 0.12°W |
dim:D
Thedim:
parameter defines thediameterof a viewing circle centered on the coordinate. While the default unit of measurement is metres, thekm
suffix may be appended to indicate kilometres.
GeoHackusesdim:
to select amap scalesuch that the viewing circle appears roughly 10 centimetres (4 in) in diameter on a 72dpicomputer monitor. If nodim:
,type:
,orscale:
parameters are provided, GeoHack uses its default viewing circle of 30 kilometres (19 mi).
Subject | View diameter | Markup | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Western Hemisphere | 10,000 kilometres (6,200 mi) | {{coord|0|N|90|W|dim:10000km}}
|
0°N90°W/ 0°N 90°W |
Ohio | 400 kilometres (250 mi) | {{coord|40.5|-82.5|dim:400km}}
|
40°30′N82°30′W/ 40.5°N 82.5°W |
Dresden | 20,000 metres (12 mi) | {{coord|51.03|13.73|dim:20000}}
|
51°02′N13°44′E/ 51.03°N 13.73°E |
Statue of Liberty | 100 metres (330 ft) | {{coord|40.6892|-74.0445|dim:100}}
|
40°41′21″N74°02′40″W/ 40.6892°N 74.0445°W |
region:R
Theregion:
parameter specifies the political region for terrestrial coordinates. It is used to select appropriate map resources. If noregion:
parameter is provided,GeoHackattempts to determine the region from the coordinates.
The region should be supplied as either a two characterISO 3166-1 Alpha -2country code or anISO 3166-2region code.
Examples ofISO 3166-1 Alpha -2codes:
- AQAntarctica
- AUAustralia
- BRBrazil
- DEGermany
- GBUnited Kingdom
- HKHong Kong
- INIndia
- LKSri Lanka
- RURussia
- USUnited States
Examples ofISO 3166-2region codes:
- DE-THThuringia, Germany
- GB-BIRBirmingham, England
- NO-03Oslo, Norway
- US-NYNew York state, US
The oceans have the following Wiki assigned code elements perde:Vorlage:Coordinate#Ozeane.
- XNArctic Ocean
- XAAtlantic Ocean
- XIIndian Ocean
- XPPacific Ocean
- XSSouthern Ocean
In addition, two Wiki assigned code elements can be used with{{coord}}:
- XZfor objects in or above international waters (similar toUN/LOCODE).
- ZZfor use in examples.
Focus region | Region | Markup | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Switzerland | CH
|
{{coord|46.9524|N|7.4396|E|region:CH}}
|
46°57′09″N7°26′23″E/ 46.9524°N 7.4396°E |
Berlin, Germany | DE-BE
|
{{coord|52.5164|N|13.3775|E|region:DE-BE}}
|
52°30′59″N13°22′39″E/ 52.5164°N 13.3775°E |
globe:G
Theglobe:
parameter specifies theplanet,dwarf planet,asteroid,ornatural satelliteupon which the coordinates reside. Apart fromearth(the default), recognized values are:mercury,venus,moon,mars,phobos,deimos,ceres,vesta,jupiter,ganymede,callisto,io,europa,mimas,enceladus,tethys,dione,rhea,titan,hyperion,iapetus,phoebe,miranda,ariel,umbriel,titania,oberon,triton,pluto,andcharon.
Subject | G | Markup | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Kittu Crater | ganymede | {{coord|0.4|N|334.6|W|globe:ganymede}}
|
0°24′N334°36′W/ 0.4°N 334.6°W |
Viking 2lander | mars | {{coord|48.269|N|225.990|W|globe:mars}}
|
48°16′08″N225°59′24″W/ 48.269°N 225.990°W |
Mozart Crater | mercury | {{coord|7.8|N|190.5|W|globe:mercury}}
|
7°48′N190°30′W/ 7.8°N 190.5°W |
Apollo 11lander | moon | {{coord|0|40|26.69|N|23|28|22.69|E|globe:moon}}
|
0°40′26.69″N23°28′22.69″E/ 0.6740806°N 23.4729694°E |
Ksa Crater | titan | {{coord|14.0|N|65.4|W|globe:titan}}
|
14°00′N65°24′W/ 14.0°N 65.4°W |
Venera 13lander | venus | {{coord|7.5|S|303|E|globe:venus}}
|
7°30′S303°00′E/ 7.5°S 303°E |
Stickney Crater | phobos | {{coord|1|N|49|W|globe:phobos}}
|
1°N49°W/ 1°N 49°W |
Very rough mapping is provided on geohack for almost all supported globes. The pop-out WikiMiniAtlas system provides limited mapping for Moon, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Io, and Titan, as of February 2021[update].
The maps roughly implies a coordinate reference system, but does not clearly specify one (unlike Earth's WGS84). Since the template defaults to east longitude, the|W|
direction must be specified for globes that measure longitude westward. For celestial coordinates, use{{Sky}}instead.
source:S
Specifies, where present, the data source and data source format/datum, and optionally, the original data, presented in parentheses. This is initially primarily intended for use by geotagging robots, so that data is not blindly repeatedly copied from format to format and Wikipedia to Wikipedia, with progressive loss of precision and attributability.
Examples:
- A lat/long geotag derived from anOrdnance SurveyNational Grid ReferenceNM 435 355 found in the English-language Wikipedia would be tagged as "source:enwiki-osgb36(NM435355)"
- A latitude-longitude location sourced from data taken from the German-language Wikipedia would be tagged as "source:dewiki" – and so on, for other language codes;
- A location sourced from the public domainGeoNet Names Serverdatabase would be tagged as "source:GNS". No datum or format information is needed, since by default all Wikipedia coordinates are in latitude/longitude format based on theWGS84datum. Similarly, US locations sourced from the similar public domainGNISdatabase would be tagged as "source:GNIS".
Per-user display customization
To always display coordinates as DMS values, add this toyour common.css:
.geo-default{display:inline}
.geo-nondefault{display:inline}
.geo-dec{display:none}
.geo-dms{display:inline}
To always display coordinates as decimal values, add this toyour common.css:
.geo-default{display:inline}
.geo-nondefault{display:inline}
.geo-dec{display:inline}
.geo-dms{display:none}
To display coordinates in both formats, add this toyour common.css:
.geo-default{display:inline}
.geo-nondefault{display:inline}
.geo-dec{display:inline}
.geo-dms{display:inline}
.geo-multi-punct{display:inline}
If CSS is disabled, or you have an old copy ofMediaWiki:Common.csscached, you will see both formats. (You can either clear your cache or manually refresh this URL:[1].)
To disable display of the blue globe adjacent to coordinates, add this toyour common.js:
varwma_settings={enabled:false}
Note that this will disableWikiMiniAtlas.
See also:Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers § Geographical coordinates.
Incorrect uses and maintenance categories
The template has some input checks built in. Most errors display abold, redmessage inline and categorize the article in thehiddenmaintenance categoryPages with malformed coordinate tags.There are currently41pages in that category. See the category description for further instructions.
A more thorough daily report of coordinates needing repair is attools:~dispenser/view/File viewer#log:coord-enwiki.log.
See also:WT:GEO#To do
Internals
This template is completely powered by theLuaModule:Coordinates
.
Class names
The class namesgeo,latitudeandlongitudeare used to generate the microformat andMUST NOTbe changed.
History
This template used to use a lot ofsub templatesbut these have all been replaced by{{Coordinates}}
.
Template Data
This template usesoverloadingwhich does not work well with theVisualEditor/TemplateData.Consider using "Edit source" instead of the visual editor until this defect is corrected. To facilitate visual editing in the meantime, consider using{{coordDec}}for signed decimal degrees,{{coordDMS}}when degrees minutes and seconds are specified, and{{coordDM}}when just degrees and minutes are given.
TemplateData for Coord
Encodes the latitude and longitude coordinates of a location, provides a link to map of the location. This template does not work well with the Visual Editor, consider using {{coordDec}} for signed decimal degrees, {{coordDMS}} when degrees minutes and seconds are specified {{coordDM}} when only degrees and minutes are specified. To use this template you will need to use positional parameter following one of these schemes: {{coord | D | M | S | NS | D | M | S | EW | geo | opts}}, {{coord | D | M | NS | D | M | EW | geo | opts}}, {{coord | D| NS | D| EW | geo | opts}} {{coord | sD | sD | geo | opts}} where D is degrees, M is minutes, S seconds, sD signed decimal degrees, NS is N or S, EW is E or W, opts are named parameter and geo are the coordinate parameters described on the main doc page.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Either degrees latitude or a signed decimal degrees latitude | Number | suggested |
2 | 2 | Either: minutes latitude, signed decimal degrees longitude or 'N' or 'S'. | String | suggested |
3 | 3 | Either: second latitude, degrees longitude, 'N' or 'S' or GeoHack parameters | String | optional |
4 | 4 | Either: degrees longitude, 'N', 'S', 'E' or 'W' or GeoHack parameters | String | optional |
5 | 5 | Either: degrees longitude, minutes longitude or GeoHack parameters | String | optional |
6 | 6 | Either: minutes longitude, 'E' or 'W' or GeoHack parameters | String | optional |
7 | 7 | Either second longitude, or GeoHack parameters | String | optional |
8 | 8 | 'E' or 'W'. | String | optional |
9 | 9 | GeoHack parameters. Example: dim:30_region:US-WI_type:event | String | optional |
Wikidata item | qid | Retrieve coordinates from a WikiData entry instead of from this template's parameters
| Line | optional |
Display | display | Where it is displayed. Can be one of: 'inline' in the body of the article, 'title' at the top of the article or 'inline,title' both
| Line | suggested |
Name | name | a label to place on maps (default is PAGENAME) | String | optional |
Notes | notes | text displayed immediately following the coordinates | String | optional |
Format | format | How the coordinates are displayed, either 'dec' or 'dms'
| Line | optional |
Geosearch | nosave | Set to 'true' if you want to avoid this coordinate to be registered in the geosearch API. | String | optional |
See also
- Special:PrefixIndex/Template:GeoTemplate,for the geohack page templates used on Earth and other bodies
- {{CoordDMS}}– version of this template with degrees, minutes and seconds
- {{CoordDM}}– version of this template with just degrees and minutes
- {{CoordDec}}– version of this template where the latitude and longitude are signed decimal numbers