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A fact from Bazaruto Island appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 August 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that thousands of crocodiles were once farmed on Bazaruto Island?

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The result was: promoted by BorgQueen talk 02:14, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that thousands of crocodiles were once farmed on Bazaruto Island?

Source: Dutton, Telford Paul; Zolho, Roberto (1990). Conservation Master Plan for the Sustained Development of the Bazaruto Archipelago (PDF) (Report). WWF. p. 3

ALT1: ... that some sand dunes on Bazaruto Island reach a height of 90 m (300 ft)? Source: Cooper, J. Andrew G.; Pilkey, Orrin H. (2002). "The Barrier Islands of Southern Mozambique". Journal of Coastal Research. 36:. doi:10.2112/1551-5036-36.sp1.164. p. 171
ALT2: ... that thousands of refugees fled to Bazaruto Island during the Mozambican Civil War? Source: Pilkey, Orrin H.; Fraser, Mary Edna (2003). A Celebration of the World's Barrier Islands p. 176
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Flemish bond

5x expanded by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 67 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 02:09, 12 August 2024 (UTC).[reply]

I'll review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:42, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

Looks good. AGF on the sources. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:10, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]