A fact from Supraglacial lake appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 March 2008, and was viewed approximately 3,004 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that retreating glaciers of the Himalayas produce vast and long-lived supraglacial lakes, many kilometres in diameter and scores of metres deep?
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Latest comment: 16 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
It must be possible to illustrate this article with a landsat image (which are suitable for use in WP, see Byrd Glacier; however I can't find any at a suitable resolution. VerisimilusT 16:53, 4 March 2008 (UTC)Reply
