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There are many different types of [[cache]]s:
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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.
(Letter in brackets denotes the symbol used on GCA Maps)
 
  
* [[Traditional cache]] (T) - a hidden stash comprising at minimum a log book (GC and GCA)
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* [[Multi-cache]] (M) - a set of waypoints leading to the final cache (GC and GCA)
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  <tr>
* [[Night cache]] (N)- a subtype of a multi-cache which can only be achieved after dark (GCA only)
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    <td><strong>Cache Type</strong></td>
* [[Event cache]] (E)- a gathering of geocachers (GC and GCA)
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    <td align="center"><strong>Map Marker</strong></td>
* [[Mega event]] (Y) - a gathering of more than 500 attendee geocachers
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    <td align="center"><strong>Icon</strong></td>
* Giga event cache (E) - an especially rare event with regularly more than 5000 attendees
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    <td align="center"><strong>[[Geocaching Australia]]</strong></td>
* [[Virtual cache]] (V) - a cache with no cache container (GCA only, grandfathered on GC)
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    <td align="center"><strong>Geocaching.com</strong></td>
* [[Locationless cache]] (L) - also called a reverse virtual (GCA only)
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    <td><strong>Summary</strong></td>
* [[Moveable cache]] (B) - find it, take it, hide it somewhere else (GCA only)
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  </tr>
* [[Beacon Cache]] (D) - a Multi-cache that uses technological means to determine one or many subsequent waypoints
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  <tr>
* [[Mystery cache|Mystery/Unknown cache/Other]] (O) - a catch-all to cover other possible caches (GC and GCA)
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    <td>[[Traditional cache]]</td>
* [[CITO cache]] - special type of event with Cache In Trash Out intentions (GC only, use Event on GCA)
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Traditional.png]]</td>
* [[Earthcache]] (R) - view a unique geoscience feature on-the-ground (GC only, use Virtual on GCA)
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_traditional.png|alt=Traditional|link=Traditional-cache]]</td>
* [[Webcam cache]] (W) - take a picture to log (GCA only, grandfathered on GC)
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt=X]]</td>
* [[Letterbox cache]] (X) - hybrid with letterboxing (GC only)
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt=X]]</td>
* [[Podcache]] (P) - multi-cache where the directions are provided in audio (GCA only)
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    <td>a hidden stash comprising at minimum a log book</td>
* [[Trigpoint]] (Z) - climb a mountain, take a picture, get a smiley
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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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|alt=Multi|link=Multi-cache]]</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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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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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|alt=Night|link=Night_cache]]</td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
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    <td align="center"></td>
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    <td>a subtype of a multi-cache which can only be achieved after dark</td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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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|alt=Event|link=Event_cache]]</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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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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    <td>[[Mega event]]</td>
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    <td align="center">Y</td>
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    <td align="center">&nbsp;</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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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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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|alt=Event|link=Event_cache]]</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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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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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|alt=Virtual|link=Virtual_cache]]</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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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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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|alt=History|link=History_cache]]</td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
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    <td align="center"></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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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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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|alt=Bourke and Wills|link=Burke_and_wills]]</td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
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    <td align="center"></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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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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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|alt=Locationless|link=Locationless_cache]]</td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
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    <td align="center"></td>
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    <td>also called a reverse virtual</td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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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|alt=Moveable|link=Moveable_cache]]</td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
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    <td align="center"></td>
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    <td>find it, take it, hide it somewhere else</td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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    <td>[[Beacon Cache]]</td>
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    <td align="center">D</td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_beacon.png|alt=Beacon|link=Beacon_cache]]</td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
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    <td align="center"></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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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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    <td>[[Mystery cache|Mystery/Unknown cache/Other]]</td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Other.png]]</td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_mystery.png|alt=Mystery|link=Mystery_cache]]</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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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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    <td>[[CITO cache]]</td>
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    <td align="center">C</td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Cacheicon_cito.png|alt=CITO|link=CITO_cache]]</td>
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    <td align="center"></td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
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    <td>special type of event with Cache In Trash Out intentions (use Event on   Geocaching Australia)</td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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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|alt=Earthcache|link=Earthcache]]</td>
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    <td align="center"></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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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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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|alt=Webcam|link=Webcam_cache]]</td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
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    <td align="center"></td>
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    <td>take a picture to log (grandfathered on GC)</td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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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|alt=Webcam|link=Webcam_cache]]</td>
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    <td align="center"></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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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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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|alt=Podcache|link=Podcache]]</td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
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    <td align="center"></td>
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    <td>multi-cache where the directions are provided in audio</td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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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|alt=Trigpoint|link=Trigpoint]]</td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
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    <td align="center"></td>
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    <td>climb a mountain, take a picture, get a smiley</td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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    <td>[[Gadget]]</td>
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    <td align="center"></td>
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    <td align="center"></td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
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    <td align="center"></td>
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    <td></td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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    <td>[[Geocacher_geocache | Geocacher]]</td>
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    <td align="center"></td>
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    <td align="center"></td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
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    <td align="center"></td>
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    <td>find geocachers who are themselves locationless geocaches</td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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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|alt=Ephemeral|link=Ephemeral_cache]]</td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
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    <td align="center"></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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  </tr>
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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|alt=Augmented Reality|link=Augmented_Reality]]</td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Tick.png|alt:X]]</td>
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    <td align="center"></td>
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    <td>find geocachers who are themselves locationless geocaches</td>
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  </tr>
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</table>
  
Some types can be listed on GC ([[Geocaching.com]]) as well as GCA ([[Geocaching Australia]]), some on only one site.
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Other [[cache listing website]]s may support other types.
[[Geocaching.com]] has [[grandfather]]ed some types, meaning they are no longer allowed for new caches, although existing caches remain.
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
  
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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<table width="30%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
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    <td>Owned</td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Owned.png]]</td>
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  </tr>
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    <td>Found</td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Found.png]]</td>
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  </tr>
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  <tr>
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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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  </tr>
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    <td>Unavailable/Archived</td>
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    <td align="center">[[Image:Markericon_Unavailable.PNG]] [[Image:Markericon_Archived.PNG]]</td>
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  </tr>
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</table>

Revision as of 09:57, 3 July 2018

There are many different types of caches 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 grandfathered some types (meaning that new caches of that type are no longer allowed) the original listings still remain.

Cache Type Map Marker Icon Geocaching Australia Geocaching.com Summary
Traditional cache Markericon Traditional.png Traditional X X a hidden stash comprising at minimum a log book
Multi-cache Markericon Multi.png Multi X X a set of waypoints leading to the final cache
Night cache Markericon Night.png Night alt:X a subtype of a multi-cache which can only be achieved after dark
Event cache Markericon event.PNG Event alt:X alt:X a gathering of geocachers
Mega event Y   alt:X alt:X a gathering of more than 500 attendee geocachers
Giga event cache Markericon event.PNG Event alt:X alt:X an especially rare event with regularly more than 5000 attendees
Virtual cache Markericon Virtual.PNG Virtual alt:X alt:X a cache with no cache container (grandfathered on GC)
History cache Markericon History.png History alt:X a cache with no cache container but mandatory historical questions and answers to get a codeword to log
Burke_and_wills Markericon Bandw.PNG Bourke and Wills alt:X a special cache series marking the 150th anniversary of the ill fated Burke and Wills Expedition
Locationless cache Markericon Locationless.png Locationless alt:X also called a reverse virtual
Moveable cache Markericon Moveable.png Moveable alt:X find it, take it, hide it somewhere else
Beacon Cache D Beacon alt:X a Multi-cache that uses technological means to determine one or many subsequent waypoints
Mystery/Unknown cache/Other Markericon Other.png Mystery alt:X alt:X a catch-all to cover other possible caches
CITO cache C CITO alt:X special type of event with Cache In Trash Out intentions (use Event on Geocaching Australia)
Earthcache Markericon Earthcache.PNG Earthcache alt:X view a unique geoscience feature on-the-ground (use Virtual on Geocaching Australia)
Webcam cache Markericon Webcam.PNG Webcam alt:X take a picture to log (grandfathered on GC)
Letterbox cache Markericon Letterbox.PNG Webcam alt:X hybrid with letterboxing
Podcache Markericon Podcache.png Podcache alt:X multi-cache where the directions are provided in audio
Trigpoint Markericon Trigpoint.PNG Trigpoint alt:X climb a mountain, take a picture, get a smiley
Gadget alt:X
Geocacher alt:X find geocachers who are themselves locationless geocaches
Ephemeral cache Markericon ephemeral.png Ephemeral alt:X Short term (1-7 day) geocaches with a codeword to log and auto locking and archiving post expiration.
Augmented Reality Markericon augmentedreality.png Augmented Reality alt:X find geocachers who are themselves locationless geocaches

Other cache listing websites may support other types.

 

Other icons you may find on the Geocaching Australia map:

Owned Markericon Owned.png
Found Markericon Found.png
DNF - Did Not Find Markericon dnf.png
Unavailable/Archived Markericon Unavailable.PNG Markericon Archived.PNG