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White Sea–Baltic Canal, an Uncommon card
The White Sea–Baltic Canal, often abbreviated to White Sea Canal, is a man-made ship canal in Russia.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 78
- Power
- 151
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 62,000
Power 151 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
White Sea–Baltic Canal quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the White Sea–Baltic Canal card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The canal was ______ by forced labor of gulag inmates.
Answer
constructed. The canal was constructed by forced labor of gulag inmates. From the White Sea–Baltic Canal article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Opening on 2 August ____, it connects the White Sea, in the Arctic Ocean, with Lake Onega, which is further connected to the Baltic Sea.
Answer
1930s. Opening on 2 August 1933, it connects the White Sea, in the Arctic Ocean, with Lake Onega, which is further connected to the Baltic Sea. From the White Sea–Baltic Canal article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Burushaski. Burushaski 85 · Butuan 82 · Aberdeen, South Dakota 79 · White Sea–Baltic Canal 73 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.
- Opening on 2 August 1933, it connects the White Sea, in the Arctic Ocean, with Lake Onega, which is further connected to the Baltic Sea.
- Until 1961, it was called by its original name: the Stalin White Sea–Baltic Canal.
- The canal was constructed by forced labor of gulag inmates.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The White Sea–Baltic Canal article was read about 62,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 78: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, White Sea–Baltic Canal (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
