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Leap Second Mystery Cache

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Honu58: Moving off the island in a week, and don't want to leave any geo-trash around. Hope someone else places some caches in Makakilo soon.

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Hidden : 12/18/2010
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

CACHE IS NOT AT LISTED POSITION. The first Leap Second occurred in 1972. You'll need to understand the relationship between arc to time to snatch this micro. This is a fun hide, in a place that (at present) is absent from geocaches.

Review the "related web page" link to get information on leap seconds and make note of the date this was placed in case there are additional leap second corrections. Once you get the correction you'll need to determine if the arc to time relationship applies to latitude or longitude as well as determine the direction to which it applies (N/E/S/W). Oh, yeah...I want to go back to 1972! You don't need to cross over any fences to find me. STARTING POSITION FOR THE PUZZLE: N21 22.299 W157 59.378.

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Congrats to GeoGerms on FTF!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

V'z gverq bs lbh nyjnlf xrrcvat zr va gur qnex; trg bss zl onpx!

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)