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This is a guide for using wikitext to properly display elevation. Elevation should most commonly be displayed in both meters (metres) and international feet, with metric elevation displayed first for most areas, but elevation in feet displayed first for Liberia, the United States, or a U.S. territory.[a] The International System of Units symbol "m" is usually preferred to either "meters" or "metres" spelled out. Feet may either be spelled out or use the standard symbol "ft". All elevations are now calculated from a geoid, so the outdated phrase "above mean sea level" should not be used.
Metric elevation should be displayed first for areas not exclusively within the United States or Liberia.
an elevation of ((convert|491|m|0|abbr=in))
" to display "an elevation of 491 m (1,611 feet)."an elevation of about ((convert|500|m|abbr=in))
" to display "an elevation of about 500 m (1,600 feet)."the ((convert|4805.59|m|0|abbr=in|adj=on)) summit
" to display "the 4,805.59 m (15,766-foot) summit."Wikitext | Result |
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|align=center|((convert|3052|m|0|abbr=in))
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3,052 m (10,013 feet) |
|align=center|((convert|3052|m|0|abbr=in|disp=br))
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3,052 m 10,013 feet |
((epi/moft|3052))
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3052 m 10,013 ft |
Elevation in feet should be displayed first for areas solely within Liberia, the United States, or a U.S. territory.
an elevation of ((convert|292|ft|0))
" to display "an elevation of 292 feet (89 m)."an elevation of ((convert|4401.2|m|0|order=flip))
" to display "an elevation of 14,440 feet (4,401.2 m)."the ((convert|14271|ft|0|adj=on)) summit
" to display "the 14,271-foot (4,350 m) summit."Wikitext | Result |
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|align=center|((convert|10013|ft|0))
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10,013 feet (3,052 m) |
|align=center|((convert|10013|ft|0|abbr=out|disp=br))
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10,013 feet 3,052 m |
((epi/ftam|10013))
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10,013 ft 3052 m |
((epi/ftom|3052))
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10,013 ft 3052 m |
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