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Iceland #2 Mystery Cache

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retiredprof: I am 76 years old with some health issues, and can't do maintenance like I used to. So, RIP little cache...

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Hidden : 1/22/2011
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is hidden a few miles north of Marysville, but not at the posted coordinates. To determine the location of the hide, you must investigate a North Atlantic island.

1. Iceland's closest neighbor
2. the Great Geyser is in this valley (2nd letter, +1)
3. Greenland was first settled by Icelanders under this leader (+1)
4. the first permanent Norwegian settler on the island
5. the main town in northern Iceland (+1)
6. Iceland is a little S of this well-known latitude line
7. original population was of Nordic, and of Gaelic (aka______) origin
8. most common native tree is the Northern _____
9. the largest waterfall in Europe, by volume
10. the 1783 eruption of Laki caused the "Mist _____" (2nd letter)
11. the Rte 1 road is roughly in this configuration
12. fishing disputes between Iceland and the UK were known as the "_____ Wars"
13. the most active volcano in Iceland (+1)
14. name of the modern Icelandic parliament
15. the 1986 Summit in Reykjavik helped overcome this "war" (-1)

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