Template:Infobox Scottish island/doc

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This template is intended to be used as an infobox for an island or an archipelago in Scotland.

Parameters[change source]

{{{official_name}}}
Gaelic name{{{celtic name}}}
Pronunciation{{{gaelic pronunciation}}}
Norse name{{{norse name}}}
Meaning of name{{{meaning of name}}}
[[File:{{{image_flag}}}|border|center|125px]]
{{{flag_caption}}}
[[File:{{{image_coat}}}|center|80px]]
{{{coat_caption}}}
[[File:{{{Image}}}|255px|border|{{{ImageCaption}}}]]
{{{ImageCaption}}}
Location
[[File:{{{Map}}}|255px]]
{{{MapCaption}}}
OS grid reference25
Physical geography
Island group{{{island group}}}
Area{{{area km2}}} or {{{area m2}}} or {{{area ha}}} or {{{area}}}
Area rank{{{area rank}}} [1]
Highest elevation{{{highest elevation}}}
Administration
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council area{{{local authority}}}
Demographics
Population{{{Population}}}
Population rank{{{population rank}}} [1]
Population density{{{density km2}}} or {{{density sqmi}}} or {{{population density}}}
Largest settlement{{{main settlement}}}
References{{{references}}}

Expected minimum parameters[change source]

{{Infobox Scottish island
| GridReference=
| island group=
| area km2= <!--or |area m2= or |area ha= |area=-->
| highest elevation= 
| local authority=
| Population=     <!-- 2011 Census -->
| references=
}}


Optional parameters[change source]

| official_name=
| celtic name=
| gaelic pronunciation=
| norse name=
| meaning of name=
| image_flag=
| flag_caption=
| image_coat=
| coat_caption=
| Image=          <!-- just the image name "File:" or "Image:" prefix is not required -->
| ImageCaption=
| Map=
| MapCaption=
| location_map=   <!-- To select an alternative map eg "Scotland Orkney", defaults to Scotland -->
| caption=   <!--default: xx shown within Scotland-->
| coordinates = <!-- Use {{Coord}} -->
| area rank= 
| population rank=
| density km2= <!--or | density sqmi= or | population density=-->
| main settlement=

Full list of parameters[change source]

{{Infobox Scottish island
<!--Names-->
| official_name=
| celtic name= 
| gaelic pronunciation=
| norse name=
| meaning of name=
<!--Symbols-->
| image_flag=
| flag_caption=
| image_coat=
| coat_caption=
<!--Image-->
| Image=          <!-- just the image name "File:" or "Image:" prefix is not required -->
| ImageCaption=
<!--Location-->
| Map=
| MapCaption=
| location_map=   <!-- To select an alternative map eg "Scotland Orkney", defaults to Scotland -->
| caption=   <!--default: xx shown within Scotland-->
| coordinates = <!-- Use {{Coord}} -->
| GridReference=
<!--Geography-->
| island group=
| area km2=  923 <!--or |area m2= or |area ha= |area=-->
| area rank= 
| highest elevation=  {{convert|336|m|ft|0}} 
<!--Polities-->
| local authority= 
<!--Demographics-->
| Population=  37,872   <!-- 2011 Census -->
| population rank= 1
| density km2= <!--or | density sqmi= or | population density=-->
| main settlement= Camborne
<!--Footer-->
| references=<ref>{{NRS1C}}</ref><ref name=Smith>{{Haswell-Smith}}</ref>
<ref>[http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ Ordnance Survey]</ref>
}}

Automated features[change source]

  • Using |coordinates= will produce a captioned map of Scotland with the location marked and labelled.
  • The parameter |official_name= will replace {{PAGENAME}} as the map heading, label, and in the caption.
  • The map caption becomes "{{PAGENAME}} shown within Scotland" unless |caption=xxx is set.

Microformat[change source]

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles 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.

Sub-templates[change source]

If the place or venue has "established", "founded", "opened" or similar dates, use {{start date}} for the earliest of those dates unless the date is before 1583 CE.

If it has a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes[change source]

hCard uses HTML classes including:

  • adr
  • agent
  • category
  • county-name
  • extended-address
  • fn
  • label
  • locality
  • nickname
  • note
  • org
  • region
  • street-address
  • uid
  • url
  • vcard

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

  • geo
  • latitude
  • longitude

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Precision[change source]

When giving coordinates, please use an appropriate level of precision. Do not use {{coord}}'s |name= parameter.


  1. 1.0 1.1 Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.