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Laptev Sea, an Uncommon card
The Laptev Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is located between the northern coast of Siberia, the Taimyr Peninsula, Severnaya Zemlya, and the New Siberian Islands.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 165
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 22,000
Power 165 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Laptev Sea quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Laptev Sea card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The Kara Sea lies to the west, the East ______ Sea to the east.
Answer
Siberian. The Kara Sea lies to the west, the East Siberian Sea to the east. From the Laptev Sea article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Rat. Rat 600,000 · Ferret 470,000 · Beaufort Sea 46,000 · Laptev Sea 22,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Its northern boundary passes from the Arctic Cape to a point with co-ordinates of 79°N and 139°E, and ends at the Anisiy Cape.
- The Kara Sea lies to the west, the East Siberian Sea to the east.
- The sea is named after Russian explorers Dmitry Laptev and Khariton Laptev, formerly, it had been known under various names, the last being Nordenskiöld Sea, after explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Laptev Sea article was read about 22,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Laptev Sea
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Laptev Sea (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NormanEinstein, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
