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XYZ the world is not flat Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 10/12/2012
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

If you want to see that the world is not flat, go to the posted coordinates, if you want a smiley, solve the puzzle, it is much easier to access and in a 2 mile radius.

Eratosthenes of Cyrene calculated the circumference of the earth a long time ago and knew the world was not flat. The earth is not exactly round as well, but has some big bumps on it. For this reason the point furthest away from the center of the earth is not the highest mountain, but actually a volcano called Chimborazo in Ecuador. Meanwhile, thanks to the fact that we only use the longitude and latitude of the WGS84 coordinate system, we are stuck having to check all levels of the parking deck for a geocache.

 

Back to this cache. Use that information to do some research and go find the cache.

It is hidden at:

X : 479.851 km

Y : -5260.958 km

Z : 3562.335 km Good luck!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)