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which island is that #3 Mystery Cache

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retiredprof: I am 76 years old, with some health issues, and do not have the energy to maintain caches like I used to. So, RIP little cache...

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Hidden : 6/13/2005
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

the cache is not located at the above-listed coordinates. to find the site of the cache (a 3x4 round plastic tub with a deuce for the FTF) you must answer the geographical questions below.

1. what vast icy island did amundsen and scott race across?
2. large island NW of canada's victoria island
3. ayers rock is in the dry central part of this enormous island
4. between jones sound and lancaster sound in northern canada
5. chile's island with the mysterious sculptures of large faces
6. british vacation islands in atlantic, N of the west indies
7. they used to be called the sandwich islands
8. islands located about 30 miles W of san francisco
9. australia's island SW of jakarta, with the holiday name
10. group includes sumatra, java, borneo, celebes, timor, and others
11. SE of japan; its main city is naha
12. denmark's largest island, land closest to N pole
13. key west is the best known of this group
14. canada's third largest, and most northerly island
15. anyone of the three largest of ireland's aran islands

Unfortunately, i was unable to work Gilligan's island into the above puzzle, maybe next time.... To confirm your coordinates via GeoChecker: (visit link)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

yrggre b = mreb

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)