This is a route-map template for a waterway in {{{1}}}.
- For a key to symbols, see {{waterways legend}}.
- For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
- For pictograms used, see Commons:BSicon/Catalogue.
Note: Per consensus and convention, most route-map templates are used in a single article in order to separate their complex and fragile syntax from normal article wikitext. See these discussions [1],[2] for more information.
This is a universal template for all waterway Route Diagram Templates (RDT). It adds the following text (without the surrounding box) to an RDT:
It will also place the template in Category:Waterway routemap templates unless there is an appropriate category for that country, or the parameter |cat=no is set which will omit any categorization.
Usage
editCountry is specified by any valid ISO 3166-1 code.
Additional codes
editThe template also recognizes these unofficial codes:
| Code | Location |
|---|---|
| AFR | Africa |
| AA or ASA | Asia |
| CT or CAT | Catalonia |
| EU or EUR | Europe |
| NIL | Northern Ireland |
| UK | United Kingdom |
Optional parameters
editWhen included, the second (optional) parameter should be the parent article of the diagram.
{{Waterway-routemap|US|Colorado River}}
will change the first line of the template to:
Including the optional named parameter |type= will change “a waterway in Country” to “a alternate text in Country”. For example,
{{Waterway-routemap|IT|type=[[Roman aqueduct]]}}
will change the first line of the template to:
and,
{{Waterway-routemap|FR|Pont du Gard|type=[[aqueduct]]}}
will change the first line of the template to:
The optional named parameter |the=anything will omit the word “the” before the linked page. For example,
{{Waterway-routemap|ZM|the=x|Victoria Falls|type=[[waterfall]]}}
will change the first line of the template to:
The optional named parameter |display= will replace the text of the article link. If display is set to either I or i the article link will automatically be italicized.
The optional named parameter |place= will change “a waterway in Country” to “a waterway in place, Country”. For example,
{{Waterway-routemap|UK|Grand Union Canal (old)|display=Grand Union Canal|place=[[Leicestershire, England]]}}
will change the first line of the template to:
See also
edit- General
- {{Railway-routemap}}
- {{Bus-routemap}}
- {{Road-routemap}}
- {{Trail-routemap}}
- {{Waterway-routemap}}
- Specific
- {{UK-railway-routemap}} United Kingdom
- {{UK-waterway-routemap}} United Kingdom rivers and canals
- {{US-railway-routemap}} United States
- {{NYCS-routemap}} New York City Subway