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A Trip To Antarctica Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/20/2018
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Welcome to a very fun puzzle cache all about Antarctica! The cache has a lot of room for swag and is kid friendly. The cache is NOT at the listed coordinates but is at:

 

N39 AB.CDE W105 FG.HJK

 

Solve the puzzle to get the cache.

 

A = The number of people on Amundsen’s expedition to the geographic South Pole.

B = True/False: Shackleton made snow shoes for his ponies. True = 8, False = 9.

C = The number of signers originally on the Antarctic Treaty originating in 1959. (Add digits) (Add 1)

D = The lowest recorded temperature at the South Pole in fahrenheit. (Last digit)

E = The highest recorded temperature at the South Pole in fahrenheit. (First digit)(Add 3 and use 2nd digit)

F = The number of polar bears at South Pole Station. (Multiply by 8 and use the last digit)

G = The larger military plane that flies from Christchurch to McMurdo Station. (Use the 2 digit plane) (Add digits)

H = The first expedition to reach the geographic South Pole landed there in _____. (Year) (Use 2nd digit)

J = The number of months the sun is up every year at the geographic South Pole. (-1)

K = The number of people on the Terra Nova Expedition that reached the geographic South Pole.

NOTE: THERE ARE TWO COLLECTOR'S SOUTH POLE STATION PATCHES ORIGINATING FROM THE ACTUAL SOUTH POLE IN THE CACHE FOR THE FTF AND THE STF. PLEASE TAKE THEM!!!!!

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South Pole Station.

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)