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Antarctic Treaty System, a Rare card
The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively known as the Antarctic Treaty System, regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's only continent without a native human population.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 80
- Power
- 156
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 290,000
Power 156 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Antarctic Treaty System quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Antarctic Treaty System card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The main treaty was opened for ______ on 1 December 1959, and officially entered into force on 23 June 1961.
Answer
signature. The main treaty was opened for signature on 1 December 1959, and officially entered into force on 23 June 1961. From the Antarctic Treaty System article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Since September ____, the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat, which implements the treaty system, is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Answer
2000s. Since September 2004, the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat, which implements the treaty system, is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. From the Antarctic Treaty System article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Jean-Claude Van Damme. Jean-Claude Van Damme 87 · Microphone 83 · Antarctic Treaty System 76 · Popol Vuh 73 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It was the first arms control agreement established during the Cold War, designating the continent as a scientific preserve, establishing freedom of scientific investigation, and banning military activity, for the purposes of the treaty system, Antarctica is defined as all the land and ice shelves south of 60°S latitude.
- Since September 2004, the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat, which implements the treaty system, is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- The main treaty was opened for signature on 1 December 1959, and officially entered into force on 23 June 1961.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Antarctic Treaty System article was read about 290,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 80: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Antarctic Treaty System (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Antarctic_Treaty_flag.svg : Alakasam . derivative work: B1mbo ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
