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AAA = Antarctica AA Sign (Scott Base) Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 11/7/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

TRIPLE A is found at Scott Base in Antarctica.

AAA is not a battery

They call it “the coldest, driest, windiest place on earth.” The highest temperature ever on the continent of Antarctica was 59ºF. The lowest temperature was -129ºF.
Whiteouts or blizzards are common, though very little snow actually falls. In mid-summer the sun never sets. In mid-winter it never rises.

The Automobile Association Canterbury has sponsored a sign in Antarctica at Scott Base. It is the most southern AA sign on the continent.

The cache is a magnetic eclipse box containing
log book
Pencil
2 pathtags
Please replace cache carefully as found
The terrain rating includes the difficulty to reach Ross Island (no tourism)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pyvatf gb zrgny.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)