Atlas Scavenger Hunt
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Date:
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The Rules:
1) Read all of the rules before starting.
2) Opposite means switch North-South or East-West (e.g.—41°N41°S)
2) Reverse means flip the number (e.g.—41°N14°N). Always ignore a zero
(for example: 108°W81°W, OR 40°N4°N)
3) + (plus) means further from the equator/prime meridian
4) - (minus) means closer to the equator/prime meridian
5) USE ONLY CONTINENT MAPS!!! If you don’t, you are responsible for the
results!
6) After finding a city, always use the index to get that city’s coordinates.
1. Start in Miami, Florida (26°N, 80°W)
2. Find the opposite latitude
 \reverse longitude
 opposite longitude
 find the nearest capital city
Coordinates (from the index):
3. Using the coordinates of that city:
 reverse latitude
 opposite latitude
 same longitude
 find the nearest capital city
Coordinates (from the index):
4. Using the coordinates of that city:
 same latitude
 +100° longitude
 find the nearest city
Coordinates (from the index):
5. Using the coordinates of that city:
 opposite latitude
 -20° latitude
 -100° longitude
 find the nearest capital city
Coordinates (from the index):
6. Using the coordinates of that city:
 opposite latitude
 opposite longitude
 find the nearest capital city that ENDS with the same letter
Coordinates (from the index):
7. Using the coordinates of that city
+50° latitude
opposite longitude
+140° longitude
find the nearest city that BEGINS with the same letter
Your final answer: