Australiana Series-The Tropic of Capricorn Sheldon, Queensland, Australia
By
Sambuccasam on 22-Jul-17. Waypoint GA10590
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Unknown or Mystery |
| Container: | Large |
| Coordinates: | S27° 35.071' E153° 11.939' (WGS 84) |
| 56J 519639E 6948805N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 39 m |
| Local Government Area: | Redland City |
/153.198983,-27.584517,14/400x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiY2F1Z2h0YXR3b3JrIiwiYSI6ImNqa2l4ZzNzMDE5bjgzdm1sZGpuODF1Mm0ifQ.q8YMzVyzDJJlJHHV8EMjwQ)
Description
The Cache is not located at the above coordinates. Find GA10637 to get the coordinates for this mystery
The Tropic of Capricorn (or the Southern Tropic) is the circle of latitude that contains the subsolar point on the December (or southern) solstice. It is thus the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be directly overhead.
Its northern equivalent is the Tropic of Cancer.
The Tropic of Capricorn is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of Earth.
As of 21 July 2017, its latitude is 23°26′13.2″ (or 23.43701°) south of the Equator, but it is very gradually moving northward, currently at the rate of 0.47 arcseconds, or 15 metres, per year.
In Australia, areas on the Tropic of Capricorn have some of the most variable rainfall in the world and thus even the wetter areas cannot be generally farmed, since irrigation sources invariably dry up in drought years.
These are some of the Towns located along The Tropic of Capricorn in Australia.
Paraburdoo, Western Australia
Newman, Western Australia
Lake Disappointment, Western Australia
Gibson Desert, Western Australia
Ikuntji (Haast's Bluff), Northern Territory
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Longreach, Queensland
Great Dividing Range, Queensland
Emerald, Queensland
Gracemere, Queensland
Rockhampton, Queensland
Cape Capricorn, Queensland
The Tropic of Capricorn is so named because, when it was named about 2,000 years ago, the sun was also in the direction of the constellation Capricornus (capricorn is Latin for goat horn) at the December solstice.
In modern times the sun appears in the constellation Sagittarius during this time. The change is due to precession of the equinoxes. The word "tropic" itself comes from the Greek trope, meaning turn, change in direction
or circumstances, referring to the fact that the sun appears to "turn back" at the solstices.
To find this mystery cache you need to find GA10637 Somewhere in Australia cache and write down the coordinates.
Hints
onfr bs gerr..or pnershy bs ebpxl greenva. Svaq TN10637 Fbzrjurer va Nhfgenyvn naq jevgr gur pbbeqvangrf qbja. |
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Logs
Caching in the area with whitewebbs and this was one of the caches we found. A great series that we enjoyed solving and finding. Cache and contents in great condition.
Many thanks Sambuccasam for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.
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Blue - Cerberus or Orange - Minotaur. Earn trophies and rise through the ranks from Dragon Fodder to Ruler of the Universe. Out and about with Tassie Trekkers hunting down GCA caches and this was one we found. Enjoying the series. Another well stocked cache. TFTC
TFTC
This is another nice large cache. 2Wagtails spotted this one first.
Thanks for the fun.
In the end I believe we chose well
Wasn't too far afterall. We are very happy to claim *FTF* on this one.
The cache is in excellent condition. Thanks heaps Sam.
Unfortunately, the cache will be archived in 28 days if the listing is not re-enabled. This is done to keep the Geocaching Australia database clean and up to date.
We hope the cache can be re-enabled so that cachers can head to find the cache….and enjoy a visit to the area.
