Talk:Drygalski Glacier (Tanzania)

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Did you know nomination

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... that Hans Meyer was staying in a bivouac when he discovered the Drygalski Glacier?

Source: "They established their camp in the Galuma cave, but Meyer spent the night of August 30 in a bivouac at 14,290 feet from which he visited the lower part of the Drygalski glacier." JSTOR 1791652

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Comment: Sorry this is late - I was misled by the DYKCheck tool, which only flags articles as out of date if it's more than ten days since creation/expansion. Obviously I've been involved with DYK quite a bit in the past, but I don't submit articles very often and I made a good-faith assumption that the rules had been changed since I last submitted one.

5x expanded by Amakuru (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

The article has been sufficiently expanded and looks perfectly presentable, with excellent sources. Thank you, Amakuru. We can certainly cope with a couple of days of tardiness. I am not convinced, however, that the proposed hook is the best we can come up with from such an interesting article. (What even is a bivouac?) I think the disappearance of the glacier would make a much more attractive hook. What do you say? Also, is this the glacier? It is tagged as such. If it is, it might be possible to request the photograph from the author. Surtsicna (talk) 10:58, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]