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A Living Fossil Mystery Cache

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cthulhujr: I think the cache container is gone, which kind of ruins the whole point; thanks for all the visits 😎

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Hidden : 2/11/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

Coelacanth : A Living Fossil


Coelacanth

NOTE: The cache is not at this location. You must answer the questions below in order to find the actual coordinates.

Merk: Cachen er ikke på den angitt coordinatene. Du må svare riktig på de spørsmålene nederst for å finne de riktige coordinatene.

Nature has a way of surprising us at times; for example when animals once thought to be extinct "reappear" alive and well in modern times. The most well known example of this is the discovery of a living coelacanth which was thought to have died out millions of years ago. By answering the following questions, you will discover the coordinates to a secret cache, and maybe make a discovery of your own!

1) What year was the first living coelacanth discovered? (I hvilket år var det første levende Coelacanth fanget?)

i) 1940 A = 9, B = 5
ii) 1938 A = 9, B = 9
iii) 1936 A = 7, B = 7

2) What does the word "coelacanth" mean? (Hva betyr ordet "Coelacanth"?)

i) "big mouth" C = 4, D = 4
ii) "8 fins" C = 3, D = 4
iii) "hollow spine" C = 4, D = 2

3) What is NOT one of the known living species of coelacanth? (Hva er IKKE en av de kjente levende arter av Coelacanth?)

i) Latimeria chalumnae E = 1, F = 1
ii) L. menadoensis E = 8, F = 8
iii) Musca domestica E = 4, F = 3


(OK, I know we don't have all the time in the world, so all answers can be found here )

Now that you've answered the questions correctly, plug in the values for A through F to start your hunt for a living fossil!

N 59 33.ABC
E 010 15.DEF

Good hunting!



Coelacanth

The cache contains a pencil and logbook. There might be room for a small trackable. The lid on the container can be hard to put back on, but just do your best and make sure the log book is back in its bag and everything should be ok.


Your GPS might be a bit touchy, so here's a spoiler if you need it.
SPOILER

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[NOR] Vpugulbybtvfg yvqrafxnc. Aæe onxxra, onx onex. [ENG] Vpugulbybtvfg cnffvba. Arne gur tebhaq, oruvaq n cvrpr bs onex.

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)