Template:Did you know nominations/Tucuruí transmission line


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The result was: promoted by BlueMoonset (talk) 04:33, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

Tucuruí transmission line

 * ... that the pylons carrying the Tucuruí transmission line over the Amazon River are almost as high as the Eiffel Tower?


 * Reviewed: El Gran Desafío (2009), Arauco Basin, Abu Shusha, Haifa

Created by Aymatth2 (talk). Self-nominated at 01:08, 29 July 2016 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg The article was created last week, placed in the correct section. No issue with readability or validity of hook (supported by citation); cited appropriately. Length is fine, image is in the article and holds appropriate licence. Minor quibbles: you need to create talkpage, the PDF 'Linhão de tucuruí' ideally should have the 'language=Portuguese' parameter added to the template, New Scientist is not a 'publisher', instead a 'magazine', Ref 4 should be pp., not p. Lemonade51 (talk) 09:43, 5 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I have addressed those points - I would never have spotted them, but agree with them all. Thanks, Aymatth2 (talk) 10:38, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

It has been pointed out that the picture is of a large pylon on the line, but not necessarily the huge pylon for the Amazon crossing. I suggest ALT1 below. Aymatth2 (talk) 18:49, 8 August 2016 (UTC)


 * ALT1 ... that the Tucuruí transmission line (pylon pictured) carries power for 1800 km through the Amazon region?
 * Symbol voting keep.svg ALT1 seems a satisfactory hook. Otherwise, as per Lemonade51. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:12, 16 August 2016 (UTC)