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North America
situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and
almost totally in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the
north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean,
on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the south and west by
the North Pacific Ocean; South America lies to the southeast.
North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers
(9,540,000 square miles), about 4.8% of the planet's surface or
about 16.5% of its land area. As of July 2008, its population was
estimated at nearly 529 million people. It is the third-largest
continent in area, following Asia and Africa, and the fourth in
population after Asia, Africa, and Europe.
The United States Geographical Survey states
that the geographic center of North America is "6 miles west of
Balta, Pierce County, North Dakota" at approximately 48°10'N
100°10'W, approximately 15 miles (25 km) from Rugby, North Dakota.
The USGS further states that “No marked or monumented point has
been established by any government agency as the geographic center
of either the 50 States, the conterminous United States, or the
North American continent.” Nonetheless, there is a 15-foot (4.5 m)
field stone obelisk in Rugby claiming to mark the
center.
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* This
Cache is NOT at the Posted Coordinates *
To find this Puzzle Challenge
cache, you must first find the 14 caches associated with Countries
in North America,
all of which are part of this ATW80 Series. In each cache there is
a code, you will need the code from each country
and then use the format below to solve the Coordinate and locate
this North America Continent Cache.
when you have all the
codes, decode them in this order for the final way point
A B C D E F G - H I J K L M N
Inside this cache there is
another code to help you solve the location for the series final
The World ATW80
GC1MG9W
Please look around and
be aware if anyone is watching when you remove and replace the
cache
this regular size ammo can has lots of SWAG for trade and several
trackables, plenty of room for both, bring your trades!
Have fun! and enjoy your
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