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Liancourt Rocks, an Uncommon card
The Liancourt Rocks, known in Korea as Dokdo and in Japan as Takeshima, are a group of islets in the Sea of Japan between the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese archipelago administered by South Korea.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 77
- Power
- 148
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 120,000
Power 148 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Liancourt Rocks quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Liancourt Rocks card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The Liancourt Rocks lie in rich fishing grounds that may contain large deposits of ______ gas.
Answer
natural. The Liancourt Rocks lie in rich fishing grounds that may contain large deposits of natural gas. From the Liancourt Rocks article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The English name Liancourt Rocks is derived from Le Liancourt, the name of a French whaling ship that came close to being wrecked on the rocks in ____.
Answer
1840s. The English name Liancourt Rocks is derived from Le Liancourt, the name of a French whaling ship that came close to being wrecked on the rocks in 1849. From the Liancourt Rocks article on Wikipedia.
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.
- The Liancourt Rocks comprise two main islets and 89 smaller rocks, the total surface area of the islets is 19 hectares and the highest elevation of 168.5 metres is on the West Islet.
- The Liancourt Rocks lie in rich fishing grounds that may contain large deposits of natural gas.
- The English name Liancourt Rocks is derived from Le Liancourt, the name of a French whaling ship that came close to being wrecked on the rocks in 1849.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Liancourt Rocks article was read about 120,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 77: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Liancourt Rocks
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Liancourt Rocks (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : demis.nl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
