Talk:Geography of Wales/GA1

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Reviewer: Sainsf (talk · contribs) 10:01, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

Impressive work, I would be pleased to help. Sainsf <^>_{Feel at home} 10:01, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Lead:

• a constituent part of the United Kingdom I am sure this refers to Wales and not to Western Europe. Could be clearer.

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• It had a population in 2011 of 3,063,456 Would be better to write something like "As of 2011, the population is..."

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• with a total area of 20,779 km2 (8,023 sq mi) Repeated fact.

Removed. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Exploitation of the South Wales Coalfield... I wonder if "developing" and "expanding" would look better as "development" and "expansion".

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• I think "Atlantic Ocean" should be wikilinked.

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Duplinks: There are one or more duplinks in each section. Please fix them and retain only if necessary.

Removed, I think. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Physical geography:

• "Mountainous" may not need a link. If you wish to keep the link then please link it in the lead as well.

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Say either "northwest" or "north west".

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• The meaning of "tussocky" may not be apparent. Better add a few words of explanation.

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• I think you can say "rivers Mawddach, Dovey, Rheidol, Ystwyth and Teifi" instead of "the River Mawddach, the River Dovey, the River Rheidol, the River Ystwyth and the River Teifi "; "the river" need not be repeated. Try this with a few more instances in this section.

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Llyn Trawsfynydd 4.8 km² (1.9 sq mi) I think you should say "at" 4.8 km² here and in similar instances.

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• I think "glacial valley" should be wikilinked.

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Geology:

• Link or explain outcropping, turbidity and folding.

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• some 700mya Better write "some 7 Mya".

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Lower Palaeozoic Can you add how long ago it was? I think you should try to add the "myas" for at least some of the eras mentioned later on as well.

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• sedimentary and volcanic rocks, marine basin Links?

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Link "Ordovician".

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• No source for the last para?

Added. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Climate:

• I think "Atlantic Ocean" and "low pressure system" should be wikilinked.

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Any conversion or linking possible for "knots"?

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Land use:

• The figures for area in the lead are in sq.km. and sq.mi., while here you use hectares and acres. I think it would be better to have some consistency here.

Changed the lead. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Natural resources:

• in Roman Times When would that be?

Rephrased. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Link or explain "metalliferous".

Rephrased. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• and at one time Snowdonia had a flourishing copper industry Any idea when exactly?

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Do "oil" and "gas" need links?

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Snowdonia and Brecon Beacons national parks These are linked in "Protected areas", but I guess they should be linked just here as this is the first mention.

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Political geography:

• Does "pub" need a link?

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• are known as principal areas Not sure if we need italics or quotes here.

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Demography:

• The population of Wales in 2014 This section gives a more recent estimate than the lead (2011).

Changed lead. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• population and industrial areas Are the links really needed?

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Protected areas:

• the spectacular coastal scenery "spectacular" may not look like NPOV.

I think this is OK. They wanted to preserve the landscape because it was spectacular. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Does "waterfall" need a link?

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

• Images: Look good, I think the caption of the first image (the map) could better read "Physical map of Wales".

Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

That is all I have to say. I appreciate your efforts for this article, it is really beautiful. Good luck! Sainsf <^>_{Feel at home} 11:00, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. All done, I think. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the response. Rest looks good, no copyvio detected and images are properly licensed. Good to go. Awesome job! Sainsf <^>_{Feel at home} 05:22, 25 April 2016 (UTC)