Extreme points of Finland – Depth & Altitude Wherigo Cache
A cache by PGC Message this owner
Hidden : 7/8/2021
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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EXTREME POINTS OF FINLAND

Depth & Altitude



This wherigo-cache will take you from the deepest waters and highest mountains of Finland and then back to sea level where the cache is hidden. Prepare a lot of time when going for this cache, you will need a good boat to get to the starting location and then be prepared to hike a bit to Halti. The cache itself is no biggie, a plastic container near the sea.


THE BALTIC SEA
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean, enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain.

The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 10°E to 30°E longitude. A marginal sea of the Atlantic, with limited water exchange between the two water bodies, the Baltic Sea drains through the Danish Straits into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, Great Belt and Little Belt. It includes the Gulf of Bothnia, the Bay of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland, the Gulf of Riga and the Bay of Gdańsk.

The Baltic Proper is bordered on its northern edge, at latitude 60°N, by the Åland Islands and the Gulf of Bothnia, on its northeastern edge by the Gulf of Finland, on its eastern edge by the Gulf of Riga, and in the west by the Swedish part of the southern Scandinavian Peninsula.

The Baltic Sea is connected by artificial waterways to the White Sea via the White Sea-Baltic Canal and to the German Bight of the North Sea via the Kiel Canal.

It is about 1,600 km long, an average of 193 km wide, and an average of 55 metres deep. The maximum depth is 459 m which is on the Swedish side of the center. The surface area is about 349,644 km² and the volume is about 20,000 km³. The periphery amounts to about 8,000 km of coastline.

The Baltic Sea is one of the largest brackish inland seas by area, and occupies a basin formed by glacial erosion during the last few ice ages.
Sub-area Area Volume Maximum depth Average depth
  km² km³ m m
  1. Baltic proper 211,069   13,045   459   62.1  
  2. Gulf of Bothnia 115,516   6,389   230   60.2  
  3. Gulf of Finland 29,600   1,100   123   38.0  
  4. Gulf of Riga 16,300   424   > 60   26.0  
  5. Belt Sea/Kattegat 42,408   802   109   18.9  
  Total Baltic Sea 415,266   21,721   459   52.3  

Source(s): Wikipedia [www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Sea]

THE DEEPEST POINT
The deepest point of the Baltic Sea is in the western Gotland Basin. Which is called Landsortsdjupet and has a depth of 459 meters.

The sea areas that are closer to Finland are much shallower. The deepest point in the Gulf of Bothnia is 146 meters and in the Bothnian Sea 293 meters. These depths are closer to Sweden than Finland.

The Sea of Åland is located in a fault area with steep bottom formations. The three hundred meter mark is passed near Märket's lighthouse in the strait between Åland and Sweden. The exact depth is 301 meters. It is the only area in the Baltic Sea where such great depths are found near land.
The deepest point in the Gulf of Finland is north of Paldiski, 123 meters.

At the bogus coordinates for this cache the depth should be about 300 meters. This information is what CO himself have digged up through Paikkatietoikkuna.

The map shows the depth of The Baltic Sea


Source(s): Östersjön.fi [www.ostersjon.fi/sv-FI/Naturen_och_dess_forandring/Unika_Ostersjon/Ostersjon_i_siffror]

THE SCANDINAVIAN MOUNTAINS
The Scandinavian Mountains is a mountain range that runs through the Scandinavian Peninsula. The western sides of the mountains drop precipitously into the North Sea and Norwegian Sea, forming the fjords of Norway, whereas to the northeast they gradually curve towards Finland. To the north they form the border between Norway and Sweden, reaching 2,000 metres high at the Arctic Circle. The mountain range just touches northwesternmost Finland but are scarcely more than hills at their northernmost extension at the North Cape (Nordkapp).

The mountains are not very high but are very steep in places; Galdhøpiggen in South Norway is the highest peak in mainland Northern Europe, at 2,469 metres; Kebnekaise is the highest peak on the Swedish side, at 2,104 m, whereas the slope of Halti is the highest point in Finland, at 1,324 m, although the peak of Halti is situated in Norway.

Source(s): Wikipedia [www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_Mountains]


Geocacher mihcaoj at the highest point of Finland (22.08.2018)

HALTI - THE HIGHEST POINT
Halti is a fell at the border between Norway and Finland. The peak (elevation 1,365 m) of the fell, called Ráisduattarháldi, is in Norway, on the border between the municipalities of Nordreisa and Gáivuotna–Kåfjord, about 1 kilometre north of the border with Finland. The highest point of the fell on the Finnish side is at 1,324 m above sea level, and thus the highest point in the country. The Finnish side of Halti belongs to the municipality of Enontekiö in the province of Lapland.

The highest point in Finland is on a spur of Ráisduattarháldi at 1,324 m known as Hálditšohkka at the border of Norway. The peak proper is not in Finland; the border marker is on a slope. The highest mountain whose peak is in Finland is Ridnitšohkka, at 1,316 m and a few kilometers from Halti.

The reason for the border being the way it is can be traced to a Swedish-Danish border treaty in 1734, when Norway belonged to Denmark and Finland was part of Sweden. The treaty specifies the border only by some of its biggest natural features like mountains. Thus, international boundary commissions would walk the border and place border markers where it was convenient. The actual border was then agreed to lie on a straight line between these markers, as was the usual practice at the time.

A 55 km trekking path leads from Saana, Kilpisjärvi to Halti. An easier route goes from a local road going from Birtavarre in Norway, around 6 km hiking to the highest point in Finland. The route is rocky and not really adapted to hiking.

Source(s): Wikipedia [www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halti]

THE CACHE
This wherigo starts in the middle of the sea outside Åland, near the deepest point of Finland. The second stop on this wherigo will be the highest point of Finland; Halti. When reaching Halti, you will be guided to the cache location somewhere along the west coast of Finland.
The wherigo catridge can be downloaded below.



Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre ra fgra / xvira nyyn / haqre n fgbar

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)


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