Purpose edit

The external link template, GeoFinder, enables access to the database of GeoFinder.ch, a geographic database focusing on mountains.

Usage edit

{{GeoFinder|ID|Name}}

Parameters edit

  1. the ID (mandatory parameter)
  2. an optional, alternative name for the mountain, hill or range in case the lemma in WP does not match the name at GeoFinder.ch. This name is only for Wikipedia purposes, not for searching.

The template may be used as a reference <ref> and as an external link.

Examples edit

Template with parameters Display
{{GeoFinder|5000}} GeoFinder/doc on GeoFinder.ch
{{GeoFinder|5000|Matterhorn}} Matterhorn on GeoFinder.ch

Search edit

The ID can be found by searching in GeoFinder.ch:

  • From the search results, the desired "point of interest" must be chosen and the related page opened.
  • For the Matterhorn, the related page would be e.g. https://geofinder.ch/5000
  • The ID can be extracted from the URL, for the Matterhorn that would therefore be https://geofinder.ch/5000
  • This results in {{GeoFinder | 5000}} or {{GeoFinder | 5000 | Matterhorn}}

Of course not all mountains are listed at GeoFinder.ch.