Template:Infobox dive site/doc

This template can be used to create an infobox for articles about underwater dive sites.

Usage

This box includes the most often used parameters.

{{Infobox dive site
| name                = 
| photo               = 
| photo_width         = 
| photo_caption       = 
| map                 = <!-- See [[Template:Location map]] -->
| map_width           = 
| map_caption         = 
| location            = 
| coords              = 
| coords_ref          = 
| waterbody           = 
| nearest_land        = 
| dive_type           = <!-- For example, [[Open-water diving|Open-water]], [[Wreck diving|Wreck]], [[Altitude diving|Altitude]], etc -->
| depth_range	      = <!-- For example, {{convert|10|to|100|ft|m|abbr=on}} -->
| average_visibility  = <!-- For example, {{convert|20|m|ft|abbr=on}} -->
| entry_type          = <!-- Boat or shore -->
| bottom_composition  = <!-- Rock, coral, sand, silt -->
| water               = 
| nearby_sites        = 
}}

Parameter descriptions

This table describes all the parameters available. Many are seldom used and a functional infobox can be created using the parameters listed above.

Parameter	Description
name	Name of the site, the article is may be disambiguated but this name in the infobox should be the undisambiguated name. For example, Blue Hole for Blue Hole (Red Sea). This field is required.
other_name	Other names by which the dive site is known.
photo	Photograph of the site. Preferably an underwater shot, visibility allowing, showing its signature feature. Do not include the "Image:" prefix. If uploading a new image, please put them on Commons so they can be easily used by the other language Wikipedias.
photo_width	Determines the width of the photograph. The default and maximum value is 300px. Images with a horizontal orientation (landscape mode) will generally display well at the default setting. An image with vertical orientation (portrait mode) will need to be adjusted. For example, photo_width=200 and not photo_width=200px.
photo_alt	Alt text for the map. See WP:ALT.
photo_caption	Description of the photograph which is displayed below. Include the month and year if known.
map	The name of the location map to be displayed. See Map display methods. To use a static image, use |map_image=
map_image	The file name of a static map image to be displayed. To use a location map, use |map=.
map_width	Determines the width of the map. The default width is 220px and maximum width is 300px. For example, map_width=180 and not map_width=180px.
map_alt	Alt text for the map. See WP:ALT.
map_caption	The caption that will appear below the map if one is required.
relief	Selects a relief map when assigned any value. This is functional when a location map template is used. See Map display methods.
mark	A marker which shows the location of the dive site on a map. The default image is Red pog.svg. For more information, see Template:Location map.
marker_width	The width of the location marker image in pixels. Seldom used. The default width is 8px.
label_position	This seldom used parameter will generate a text label next to the a location marker. Valid values are left, right, top and bottom. If no value is assigned to the label parameter below, the name will be used.
label	Text that will be displayed next to the location marker. See label_position above.
location	Province or state first, followed by country. For USA, the county is optional but if given, be provided before the state.
coords coordinates	For the {{Coord}} template.
coords_ref	Strongly recommended. Specify a citation for the coordinates using <ref>...</ref> tags.
waterbody	Name of the body of water the site is located in. Example: Bay of Biscayne. May be a reef structure, e.g. Lighthouse Reef. Use most specific name, not e.g. Atlantic Ocean.
nearest_land	May be nearest settlement. May not be useful for inland diving.
dive_type	Generally, open-water diving, wreck diving, cave diving, altitude diving, etc. May use technical diving in lieu of a long list.
depth_range	Use {{convert}}, such as {{convert|60|to|120|ft|m|abbr=on}} →
average_visibility	Generally, what divers should expect on a typical diving day. Use {{convert}}.
entry_type	Shore, boat, or both
bottom_composition	Rock, reef, sand, silt, etc
water	Fresh or salt. May specify a halocline or hydrogen sulfate layer.
nearby_sites	Nearby dive sites at least sometimes combined with this one as a single dive because they are close, e.g. Tokai Maru and SMS Cormoran, or they are part of a drift dive, e.g. Yellow Wall → Peleliu Express → Peleliu Corner

Example

Blue Hole

Blue Hole
File:SCUBA divers approaching a sinkhole on a Guamanian reef (reef317083434).jpg Divers approaching the entry to Blue Hole
Location	Guam, USA
Waterbody	Agat Bay
Nearest land	Orote Peninsula
Coordinates
Dive type	Open-water
Depth range
Average visibility
Entry type	Boat
Bottom composition	Rock
Water	Salt

{{Infobox dive site
| name = Blue Hole
| photo = SCUBA divers approaching a sinkhole on a Guamanian reef (reef317083434).jpg
| photo_caption = Divers approaching the entry to Blue Hole 
| location = [[Guam]], [[United States|USA]]
| other_name = 
| coords = {{coord|13.4400|N|144.6190|E|type:landmark_region:USA_Guam}}
| waterbody = [[Agat Bay]]
| nearest_land = [[Orote Peninsula]]
| dive_type = [[Open-water diving|Open-water]]
| depth_range = {{convert|60|to|300|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| average_visibility = {{convert|100|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| entry_type= Boat
| bottom_composition = Rock
| water = Salt
| nearby_sites = 
}}

Map display methods

Any image file can be displayed as a map: pass the file name (without File: or Image: prefix) to |map=.

A marker can be superimposed on a map using one of a set of special map templates. To display a marker, the geographic coordinates must be specified using the {{Coord}} template inside the |coordinates= parameter. See the documentation for {{Location map}}. The parameters for this template map to a subset of the parameters used by {{Location map}}. A map template can be found using these sources:

List of templates – Many of the listed items are redirects and a few templates may not function as expected.

Category:Location map templates - templates sorted by category.

Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Location map/Info – a search that might help.

Special:PrefixIndex/Module:Location map/data/ – another search that might help.

Special:Prefixindex/Template:Location map – another search that might help.

All of the names begin with the words "Location map" followed by the area covered. The value you need to specify is the area name. The map template for England is Location map/data/England. In this case specify |map=England.

The Manacles
Coordinates

{{Infobox dive site
| name = The Manacles
| map = England
| map_caption = Example using geographic coordinates
| coordinates = {{coord|50.04462|N|5.04616|W|display=inline }}
}}

By default, {{Coord}} displays in the infobox only in the page title. Parameter |display=inline,title can be added to make the coordinates display at the top of the page as well.

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using infobox dive site with unknown parameters (0)