Take a tour of some of the most "Forbidden Places" on Earth. If you haven't already, you will need to download Google Earth to solve this puzzle. Input the coordinates below to find the forbidden place. Once you do, replace the corresponding letter with the number in the final coordinates. Some of these will be obvious and some you may have to Google to help solve the location and find out why they are "Forbidden". The puzzle is easier to solve on a computer rather than a phone, but it can be done. Have fun!
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Cache was placed during the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020 to give people something to do while observing stay-at-home orders. Hence the name, "Forbidden Places".
Final Coordinates (not a Forbidden Place):
N 32° AB.CDE' W 96° FG.HIJ'
A. N 37° 14.125' W 115° 48.839'
1. Groome Lake, Nevada = 2
2. Area 51, Nevada = 4
3. Rachel, Nevada = 6
B. S 24° 29.174' W 46° 40.518'
1. Snake Island = 8
2. Danger Island = 7
3. Fantasy Island = 6
C. N 11° 33.311' E 92° 14.382'
1. Smith Island = 2
2. Andaman Island = 1
3. North Sentinel Island = 0
D. N 45° 22.932' E 12° 19.872'
1. Venice, Italy = 9
2. Padua, Italy = 7
3. Poveglia, Italy = 5
E. N 63° 18.130' W 20° 36.241'
1. Vestmannaey Island = 8
2. Surtsey Island = 6
3. Reykjavik Island = 4
F. N 40° 48.038' W 73° 53.908'
1. North Brother Island = 4
2. Rikers Island = 3
3. Roosevelt Island = 2
G. N 36° 55.717' W 106° 59.583'
1. Dulce Base, New Mexico = 7
2. Archuletta, Colorado = 5
3. Lumberton, New Mexico = 3
H. N 78° 14.144' E 15° 29.480'
1. Gruve 2 Mine = 0
2. Svalbard Global Seed Vault = 8
3. Svalbard Museum = 6
I. N 21° 53.529' W 160° 09.449'
1. Ka'ula Island = 5
2. Kaua'i Island = 7
3. Niihua Island = 9
J. N 14° 07.780' E 38° 43.178'
1. Queen of Sheba's Bath = 1
2. Church of St. Mary of Zion = 8
3. Dungar Palace = 3
You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.
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