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type:glacier added for glacier coordinates

Following WT:GEO#type:waterbody for rivers, glaciers, WP:GEO#type:T now includes "type:glacier" instead of "type:waterbody" for glaciers. "type:waterbody" is mainly used for lakes. Some of the glaciers were using "type:landmark". Coordinates will be updated to include this. Sample coordinates:

which would render on Aletsch Glacier as:

46°26′32″N 8°04′38″E / 46.44222°N 8.07722°E

and display coordinates on the top corner of the page. -- User:Docu

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Assessment request - Brenva Glacier

If an editor has a moment, I'd welcome a quality assessment for a new page I've created on the Brenva Glacier in Italy, or any suggestions for improvements, for that matter. Many thanks, Nick Moyes (talk) 11:44, 6 February 2019 (UTC)

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Huge collection of photos now available

Hey everybody. I've just finished uploading a large collection of aerial photos of glaciers to Commons. The photos span about 1950-1980 and are of glaciers throughout the western United States (especially Alaska). They are now available for use illustrating articles, and we could also use some help sorting them into categories. Here they are: commons:Category:Images from the Glaciers and Landforms Photograph Collection. Thanks! – BMacZero (🗩) 16:02, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Request for help Good Article Review

I've just reviewed the lovely article about the Quelccaya Ice Cap by @Jo-Jo Eumerus: and it's almost ready to be passed. However, the article might contain some jargon which would not make it pass some of the first criterion: Wikipedia:Make technical articles understandable. For sections 2, 3 and 7 I have not enough knowledge to know whether the jargon in it is too much or not. Could somebody else have a look? Femke Nijsse (talk) 08:02, 22 September 2019 (UTC)

Request for input on a featured article nomination

Greetings, I have nominated Coropuna for a featured article nomination. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. The instructions for the review process are here. Thanks in advance for any comments. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 05:41, 17 October 2019 (UTC)

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Tasman Glacier listed at Requested moves

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Help needed with Commons category

I'm attempting to expand category tree integration on Commons of categories for Alaska glaciers. The category https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Foster_Glacier_(Alaska) was created in June 2018 and I found no clear information as to its exact location. The content in that category consists of several photos taken in the late 1890s by Eric A. Hegg describing the glacier as being near Skagway. The article Taku Glacier says that it was known as Foster Glacier at the time. A search at USGS also turned up a Foster Glacier in the Yukon alongside the watershed of the Donjek River. Given the uncertainty about the Canada-U.S. border at the time and the ongoing Klondike Gold Rush, it's anyone's guess as to which of the two glaciers it really is. Any help is straightening this out would be appreciated. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 11:44, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

RadioKAOS Taking a stab at this: I know there is a Mount Foster north of Skagway. I believe a portion of the northern slope of the mountain is currently in Canada while the peak and the southern slope and most of the east and west slope is located in Alaska. You are correct in that the area in question has been officially and unofficially switched between countries several times. I'll try to reach out to those I know in the area and see if anything rings true with them but I'm willing to bet it has something to do with a glacier in the vicinity of this mountain that is no longer recognized due to its extreme location. --ARoseWolf (Talk) 15:56, 7 January 2021 (UTC)