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South Orkney Islands, an Uncommon card
The South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Ocean, about 604 km north-east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula and 844 km south-west of South Georgia Island.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 49
- Power
- 114
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 38,000
Power 114 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
South Orkney Islands quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the South Orkney Islands card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The islands are claimed both by Britain and by ______.
Answer
Argentina. The islands are claimed both by Britain and by Argentina. From the South Orkney Islands article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Under the ____ Antarctic Treaty, sovereignty claims are held in abeyance.
Answer
1950s. Under the 1959 Antarctic Treaty, sovereignty claims are held in abeyance. From the South Orkney Islands article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Bifidobacterium. Bifidobacterium 69 · South Orkney Islands 65 · Atlantic canary 59 · Beaucarnea recurvata 55 ATK in WikiCards.
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.
- They have a total area of about 620 km2.
- The islands are claimed both by Britain and by Argentina.
- Under the 1959 Antarctic Treaty, sovereignty claims are held in abeyance.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The South Orkney Islands article was read about 38,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 65 and blocks with 49: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get South Orkney Islands
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, South Orkney Islands (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Shakki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
