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[[Letterboxing]] -  Letterboxing is similar to Geocaching, but you use a series of clues to find a container. Once you find the container (or letterbox), you take a carved stamp from the box and stamp your personal logbook. You then take your carved stamp and stamp the letterbox's log book.
  
 
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Revision as of 12:12, 13 July 2005

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Cache - See Geocache.


Confluence - A confluence is defined as a flowing together; a meeting place (often of rivers). In our case a degree confluence is the exact spot where an integer degree of latitude and an integer degree of longitude meet.

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GAxxxx - Geocaching Australia waypoint identifier.

Geocache - The object for which you seek in Geocaching.

Geocaching - A hide and seek game using GPS technology.

GPS - A system of satellites used for geocaching.

GPS - The device used to track the GPS Satellites.

GPS receiver - The device used to track the GPS Satellites.

GCxxxxGeocaching.com waypoint identifier.

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Letterboxing - Letterboxing is similar to Geocaching, but you use a series of clues to find a container. Once you find the container (or letterbox), you take a carved stamp from the box and stamp your personal logbook. You then take your carved stamp and stamp the letterbox's log book.

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Rare Earth Magnets - Made from Neodymium Iron Boron magnets.

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