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A Beacon of Light (Mana Island) Multi-Cache

Hidden : 1/28/2015
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The historic site of the original Mana Island lighthouse is on the NW corner of Mana Island. Display boards at this site provide you with all the information you need to complete this easy muiti-cache. Public access to Mana Island Scientific Reserve is permitted daily between 8am and 5pm. Strongly recommend you travel anti-clockwise around the loop track or you will have to back track some distance to get the cache.


To locate the final cache hiding place you will need to answer the following questions:

A = Number of letters in the oil used to fuel the light (begins with C)

B = Month of year the light was first lit

C = Number of letters in the name of the place (starting with P) where the kitset lighthouse was shipped from

D = Sum of the two numbers for the height of the lighthouse

E = Bricks were laid to create the lighthouse foundation in 18?4

F = The light was first lit in 18?5

G = Sum the two numbers of the youngest age permitted by regulations for a lighthouse keeper

H = First number of the oldest age that a lighthouse keeper was permitted by the regulations at that time

Checksum = 39

Where  South 41 degrees 0A.BCD   East 174 degrees 4E.FGH

Cache is small sistema.

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Xrrc vg cbfgrq

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)