Talk:Samuel Engel

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A fact from Samuel Engel appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 24 June 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the theories of Swiss geographer Samuel Engel about an ice-free region near the North Pole led to a British expedition towards the North Pole in 1773?

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The result was: promoted by Desertarun (talk) 08:26, 17 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the theories of Swiss geographer Samuel Engel about an ice free region near the North Pole led to a British expedition towards the North Pole in 1773? Source: Ann Savours, An Interesting Point in Geography, p. 403, https://www.jstor.org/stable/40510304

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Xianü (short story)

Moved to mainspace by Kusma (talk). Self-nominated at 21:52, 26 May 2021 (UTC).[reply]

The article is long enough and new enough. I assume good faith on the references that I can't access. A QPQ has been completed. This is approved. SL93 (talk) 18:31, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]