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Seitakorva Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 6/12/2004
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Seitakorva cache is one of hydroelectric power series by rometku.

All caches in this series are located near some hydroelectric power plant. Don’t worry these are NOT too close a plant nor any dangerous instruments and you are quite safe when looking for these caches.

Instructions to cache site:
Turn from road 944 to Seitakorventie road, drive over the dam (which is also a bridge) and then turn right. Cache is located near this road. There is also a lean-on and fireplace at the end of this road.

Cache is located only Cache is located in dry land and you do NOT have to go close the dam nor close to any electricity polls or other dangerous objects to find it.

Basic information of Seitakorva hydropower plant:
County were located at: Kemijärvi
Building years: 1958-63
Max Power: 108 MW
Produced energy in one year: 493 GWh

There is a huge water turbine wing (weights 5500kg) alongside the Seitakorvantie. Produced by Oy Tampella AB, installed 1963, retired 1997.

Location:
N 66°24.489
E027°19.835

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnpur vf orgjrra ebpxf.

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)