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Compass Rose Geocoin Micro Compass Ferdinand

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Released:
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Origin:
Oregon, United States
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Current Goal

To visit each continent of the world: (1) Africa, (2) Antarctica, (3) Asia, (4) Australia, (5) Europe, (6) North America & (7) South America.  Do not hesitate to move this trackable to another cache even if it isn’t closer to a new continent.  You never know where the trackable will meet someone preparing to leave on vacation.  Likewise, do not hesitate to bring this trackable back the United States where it may find someone heading to a new continent.  Upon completion of this mission, this trackable will be available for adoption. 

About This Item

Ferdinand and Smokey

I love finding trackables in caches. So, it has become my habit to launch ten new trackables into the wild each spring. In 2009, I launched ten gold ingots each heading to a different college. In 2010, I launched ten little turtles to visit each county in Oregon. In 2011, I launched ten unicorns each heading to one of the world’s most romantic cities.
 
In 2012, I am launching ten compass roses to visit each continent of the world. They are each named for a famous explorer: (1) Christopher Columbus, (2) Ferdinand Magellan, (3) Hernan Cortez, (4) Jacques Cousteau, (5) James Cook, (6) Leif Ericson, (7) Marco Polo, (8) Meriwether Lewis, (9) Neil Armstrong and (10) Vasco De Gamma.

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer. He served King Charles I of Spain in search of a westward route to the "Spice Islands" (modern Indonesia).  Magellan's expedition of 1519–1522 became the first to sail from the Atlantic into the Pacific.  He did this by sailing around the southern tip of South America.  This expedition was also the first to cross the Pacific. It was also the first complete circumnavigation of the Earth, although Magellan himself was killed in the Philippines before completing the voyage.

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Tracking History (21703.2mi) View Map

Visited 8/5/2014 n0w0rries took it to A Short Green Pole Victoria, Australia - 8.98 miles  Visit Log
Visited 8/4/2014 n0w0rries took it to Aberfeldie Park Victoria, Australia - 13.34 miles  Visit Log
Visited 8/3/2014 n0w0rries took it to Our Wedding Bells #2 Victoria, Australia - 1.89 miles  Visit Log
Visited 8/2/2014 n0w0rries took it to John's Silver V2 Victoria, Australia - 2.78 miles  Visit Log
Visited 8/2/2014 n0w0rries took it to Christmas Crackers Victoria, Australia - 2.05 miles  Visit Log
Visited 8/2/2014 n0w0rries took it to Melbourne Music Trivia Victoria, Australia - 9.31 miles  Visit Log
Visited 8/2/2014 n0w0rries took it to Cache in, Trash out #63 Victoria, Australia - 10.14 miles  Visit Log
Visited 8/2/2014 n0w0rries took it to Zaphod Beeblebrox #56 Victoria, Australia - 3.24 miles  Visit Log
Visited 8/2/2014 n0w0rries took it to Catch the B Train Victoria, Australia - 2.98 miles  Visit Log
Visited 8/2/2014 n0w0rries took it to Tom's Hideaway Victoria, Australia - 2.05 miles  Visit Log
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