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A Lot of Water - Nifty Fifty Puzzle #38 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/6/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the posted coordinates.



How well do you know, or can find the answers to some puzzles about our great 50 United States?


Alaska, by sheer virtue of its size, has the largest inland water area of all the 50 states at 94,743 square miles. The statistics on Wikipedia include inland, coastal, Great Lakes, and territorial waters. Glaciers and intermittent water features are counted as land area. West Virginia is last on the list with 192 square miles of water.


Figure out the values below, then match them to the state they belong to for the final coordinates of the cache. Page updated 20 Oct 2022 to reflect new data on Wikipedia page. Final is at the same location.


N 40° (DE) (OR) . (VT) (VT) (MI)
W 112° (NJ) (DE) . (NM) (NM) (OR)


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Puzzle: Vagreangvbany Anhgvpny Fvtany Syntf; uggcf://ra.jvxvcrqvn.bet/jvxv/Yvfg_bs_fgngrf_naq_greevgbevrf_bs_gur_Havgrq_Fgngrf Cache: Rnfg gerr, arne gehax, urnq uvtu.

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)