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This template is used to tag articles which satisfy the following three criteria:
# The subject is non-fictional.
# It is associated with a fixed location on Earth.
# The article lacks geographic coordinates ([[latitude]] and [[longitude]]) because the subject's location is disputed or unknown.

Evidence that the subject's location is disputed or unknown might include:
* a reliable source says the subject's location is unknown AND no reliable source gives a specific location for it, or
* reliable sources provide two or more contradictory locations.

If further research seems likely to uncover definite coordinates, do not apply this template; use {{tl|Coord missing}} instead.

If the subject's location is known approximately, it may still be better to provide rough coordinates using {{tl|Coord}} than to apply this template.

== Usage ==
{{tlx|Coord unknown|countryname}}

=== Parameters ===
::countryname: 

:::should be one of the country names used in the subcategories of [[:Category:Articles missing geocoordinate data by country]]. Where a particular country cannot be identified, one of the continent names used in the subcategories of [[:Category:Articles missing geocoordinate data by continent]] should be used instead.

:::Note: this parameter is for future use.  The template doesn't yet subcategorize articles by country or continent, but may begin doing so at a later date.

== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates|WikiProject Geographical coordinates]]

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