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There are many different types of [[cache]]s and [[Geocaching Australia]] offers a few types that are not found on other listing sites. Some types can be listed on GC ([[Geocaching.com]]) as well as GCA ([[Geocaching Australia]]), some on only one site. Please note that where [[Geocaching.com]] has [[grandfather]]ed some types (meaning that new caches of that type are no longer allowed) the original listings still remain.
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    <td><strong>Cache Type</strong></td>
 
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    <td align="center"><strong>Map Marker</strong></td>
 
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    <td align="center"><strong>Icon</strong></td>
 
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    <td align="center"><strong>[[Geocaching Australia]]</strong></td>
 
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    <td align="center"><strong>Geocaching.com</strong></td>
 
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    <td><strong>Summary</strong></td>
 
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    <td>[[Augmented Reality]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_augmentedreality.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_augmentedreality.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>uses Augmented Reality apps and experiences to help you to find the geocache</td>
 
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    <td>[[Beacon Cache]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Beacon.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_beacon.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>A Multi-cache that uses technological means to determine one or many subsequent waypoints</td>
 
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    <td>[[Burke_and_wills]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Bandw.PNG]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_bandw.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>A special cache series marking the 150th anniversary of the ill fated Burke and Wills Expedition</td>
 
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    <td>[[Challenge cache]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Gmapmarker_ch_gca.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Icon_geocachechallenge.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>A Challenge Cache requires other geocachers to achieve a goal or challenge set by the geocache owner and then when qualified, to find the physical geocache hidden by the cache owner.</td>
 
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    <td>[[CITO cache]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_CITO.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_cito.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>A special type of event with Cache In Trash Out intentions (use Event on Geocaching Australia)</td>
 
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    <td>[[Earthcache]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Earthcache.PNG]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_earthcache.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>View a unique geoscience feature on-the-ground (use Virtual on Geocaching Australia)</td>
 
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    <td>[[Earth science|Earth Science cache]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Gmapmarker_es_gca.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Icon_geocacheearthscience.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>More than just a standard EarthCache, ESCaches recognises four spheres, the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the atmosphere, and the biosphere; these correspond to rocks, water, air and life.</td>
 
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    <td>[[Ephemeral cache]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_ephemeral.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_ephemeral.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>Short term (1-7 day) geocaches with a codeword to log and auto locking and archiving post expiration.</td>
 
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    <td>[[Event cache]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_event.PNG]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_event.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>A gathering of geocachers</td>
 
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    <td>[[Gadget cache]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Gadget.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_Gadget.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>A Gadget cache is a sub type of [[Mystery_cache]] that requires manipulation of a gadget at Ground Zero to access the log book.</td>
 
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    <td>[[GeoArt]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Geoart.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_Geoart.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt=X]]</td>
 
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    <td>GeoArt is a form of art work created on the surface of the Earth using geocache locations to outline or create the art works.</td>
 
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    <td>[[Geocacher_geocache | Geocacher]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Geocacher.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_Geocacher.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>Find geocachers who are themselves locationless geocaches</td>
 
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    <td>Giga event cache</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_event.PNG]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_event.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>An especially rare event with regularly more than 5000 attendees</td>
 
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    <td>GPS Adventures Exhibit</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Gpsae.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_Gpsae.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt=X]]</td>
 
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    <td>[[History cache]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_History.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_History.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>A cache with no cache container but mandatory historical questions and answers to get a codeword to log</td>
 
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    <td>[[Jigsaw cache]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Jigsaw.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_Jigsaw.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt=X]]</td>
 
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    <td>A Jigsaw cache is a cache where the hider has created an online jigsaw puzzle and asks the community to use the jigsaw website to solve the puzzle and obtain a codeword in order to log it.</td>
 
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    <td>[[Letterbox cache]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Letterbox.PNG]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_letterbox.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>Hybrid with letterboxing</td>
 
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    <td>[[Locationless cache]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Locationless.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_locationless.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>A Locationless cache is a cache where the hider has found something interesting and sets a challenge to other geocachers to find more of the same item</td>
 
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    <td>[[Mega event]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Megaevent.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_Megaevent.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>A gathering of more than 500 attendee geocachers</td>
 
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    <td>[[Moveable cache]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Moveable.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_moveable.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>Find it, take it, hide it somewhere else</td>
 
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    <td>[[Multi-cache]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Multi.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_multi.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt=X]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt=X]]</td>
 
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    <td>A set of waypoints leading to the final cache</td>
 
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    <td>[[Mystery cache|Mystery/Unknown cache/Other]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_mystery.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_mystery.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>A catch-all to cover other possible caches</td>
 
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    <td>[[Night cache]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Night.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon nightcache.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>A subtype of a multi-cache which can only be achieved after dark</td>
 
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    <td>[[Podcache]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Podcache.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_podcache.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>A multi-cache where the directions are provided in audio</td>
 
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    <td>Project APE</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Ape.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_ape.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt=X]]</td>
 
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    <td>[[Reverse cache]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Reverse.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_Reverse.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt=X]]</td>
 
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    <td>A Reverse cache is a type of geocache where a finder is guided to a specified location or target location. i.e. The box will help you to arrive at a specific location. At the location, either a log book is revealed to be signed (for example, a box can be opened) or a logging requirement (such as a description of the location or code) is made known to the finder.</td>
 
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    <td>[[Traditional cache]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Traditional.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_traditional.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt=X]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt=X]]</td>
 
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    <td>A hidden stash comprising at minimum a log book</td>
 
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    <td>[[Trigpoint]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Trigpoint.PNG]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon trig.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>Climb a mountain, take a picture, get a smiley</td>
 
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    <td>[[Virtual cache]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Virtual.PNG]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_virtual.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>A cache with no cache container (grandfathered on GC)</td>
 
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    <td>[[Webcam cache]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Webcam.PNG]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_webcam.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
 
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    <td>Take a picture to log (grandfathered on GC)</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_wherigo.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_wherigo.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt=X]]</td>
 
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Other [[cache listing website]]s may support other types.
 
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Other icons you may find on the [[Geocaching Australia]] map:
 
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    <td>Owned</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Owned.png]]</td>
 
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    <td>Found</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Found.png]]</td>
 
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    <td>DNF - Did Not Find</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_dnf.png]]</td>
 
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Unavailable.PNG]] [[Image:Markericon_Archived.PNG]]</td>
 
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