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Windy Ridge Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/2/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Windy Ridge
  Needed to find "Air"

The given coordinates are just for a suggested parking place.

This cache is part of the AIR element in the series " 4 Elements of Paphos". The series consists of 15 caches divided into 8 regular ones leading to 4 element caches which in turn lead to 2sub-caches. Once you have found the 2 sub-caches, you will know the coordinates for the "FINAL" cache.

"Windy Ridge" is the name we have given to this brilliantly open expance of fields and rolling hills above the village of Armou. We often come here to walk our dogs and it's almost always very windy, hence the name. The view all around is extensive. On a clear day, Coral Bay is visible in the distance to your right, and to your left you have the unimpeded panorama of Marathounta and the valley beyond. You can drive all the way up to the cache, but why not park a little way short and take a stroll the better to enjoy your surroundings.

But first you have to solve a small puzzle to exercise the grey cells and find the correct coordinates:


A = the amount of nitrogen in the air expressed in whole %
B = the amount of oxygen in air expressed in whole %
C = the amount of argon in air expressed in whole %
D = the average air pressure at sea level expressed in whole psi
E = the average air pressure at sea level expressed in mmHg
F = the mean molar mass of air expressed in whole g/mol

And the coordinates are:  
N34° A-2D.E-(5A+B+2C),    E032° F.6A-(D+2C)


You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

This is a guide to how the caches connect.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr frr Ratyvfu Jvxvcrqvn

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)