{{{name}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}|upright=1]]
{{{caption}}}
Sponsor{{{sponsor}}}
Country{{{country}}}
Leader{{{leader}}}
Start{{{start_location}}}
{{{start_date}}} or {{{departure_date}}}
End{{{end_location}}}
{{{end_date}}} or {{{return_date}}}
Goal{{{goal}}}
Ships{{{ships}}}
Crew{{{crew}}}
Survivors{{{survivors}}}
Fatalities{{{fatalities}}}
Achievements{{{achievements}}}
Route
[[File:{{{route_image}}}|{{{route_image_size}}}|upright={{{route_image_upright}}}]]
{{{route_image_caption}}}

{{Infobox expedition}} is an infobox for expeditions. For expeditions of a military nature, you may prefer to instead use {{Infobox military operation}}.

Blank syntax edit

All fields are optional. The parameter keywords, as below, must be in lower case.

{{Infobox expedition
| name              = <!-- defaults to article title -->
| image             = <!-- filename without "File:" prefix -->
| image_size        = 
| image_upright     = 
| alt               = 
| caption           = 
| sponsor           = 
| country           = 
| leader            = 
| start_location    = 
| start_date        = <!-- {{start date|YYYY|mm|dd}} -->
| end_location      = 
| end_date          = <!-- {{end date|YYYY|mm|dd}} -->
| goal              = 
| ships             = 
| crew              = 
| survivors         = 
| fatalities        = <!-- don't use this parameter if also using "survivors" -->
| achievements      = 
| route_image       = 
| route_image_size  = 
| route_image_upright = 
| route_image_caption = 
}}

TemplateData edit

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox expedition in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox expedition

Infobox for expeditions

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Namename title

Name of expedition

Default
Page title
Stringoptional
imageimage

Main image illustrating the expedition.

Fileoptional
image_sizeimage_size

Width of main image, including unit such as px.

Example
300px
Stringoptional
image_uprightimage_upright

Size of main image in terms of "upright" scaling. This is preferred over raw pixel sizes.

Default
1
Example
1.2
Numberoptional
captioncaption

Caption describing main image.

Stringoptional
sponsorsponsor

Organization, individual, etc. that sponsored the expedition.

Stringoptional
countrycountry nation

The country to which the expedition belongs, if applicable.

Stringoptional
leaderleader

The leader of the expedition.

Stringoptional
start_locationstart_location

Location from which the expedition began/departed.

Stringoptional
start_datestart_date departure_date

The date the expedition started/departed.

Example
{{start date|1519|09|20}}
Datesuggested
end_locationend_location

Location at which the expedition ended.

Stringoptional
end_dateend_date return_date

The end date of the expedition.

Example
{{end date|1522|09|06}}
Dateoptional
goalgoal

A brief statement of the goal or goals of the expedition.

Stringoptional
shipsships vessels

List of names of ships. If there are more than a handful, a number may be used instead.

Stringoptional
crewcrew num_participants

Number of members of the expedition. (If very small, you may wish to instead enumerate participants by name.)

Numberoptional
survivorssurvivors

Number or names of survivors. Mutually exclusive with <code>fatalities</code>.

Stringoptional
fatalitiesfatalities

Number or names of those who died during expedition. Mutually exclusive with <code>survivors</code>.

Stringoptional
achievementsachievements

The main achievements for which the expedition is known (if any).

Stringoptional
route_imageroute_image

Image showing the route taken by the expedition.

Fileoptional
route_image_sizeroute_image_size

Size of route image, including units.

Example
220px
Stringoptional
route_image_uprightroute_image_upright

Size of route image in terms of upright scaling.

Example
0.8
Numberoptional
route_image_captionroute_image_caption

Caption to accompany route image. (Often not needed. Note that the image will appear under the heading "Route", so a generic caption such as "The route taken by the Foo expedition" is largely redundant.)

Stringoptional

See also edit