H8 Traditional Geocache
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Oqaatsut "Skarvene", hollandsk navn: Rodebay "Rødebugt" er en lille grønlandsk bygd med 41 indbyggere og ca. 200 slædehunde, 18 km nord for Ilulissat. Der er færgeforbindelse til og fra Ilulissat to gange ugentlig fra juni til november. Fra Ilulissat er der om sommeren bådture eller ca. 5-7 timers vandring parallelt med kysten, vekslende med fjelde, dale, sumpe, dybe slugter - til Rodebay. Om vinteren arrangeres der hundeslædeture fra Ilulissat til bygden.
I forbindelse med et projekt for bæredygtig turisme, blev den gamle butik, bødkerværkstedet og pakhuset 1994 indrettet som vandrehjem med plads til 25 gæster. Senere blev den sidste gamle bygning, lagerhuset H8 sat i stand og indrettet til restaurant med grønlandske specialiteter, lavet af råvarer købt hos bygdens fangere og fiskere.
I 2. verdenskrig var Grønland en vigtig mellemstation for de allieredes flytransporter fra USA til England. De manglende forsyninger fra Danmark blev erstattet med forsyninger fra USA. (Wikipedia) Många orter kunde endast få leveranser ur luften. För att underlätta piloterna att hitta rätt mål blev landet indelat i plankvadrater vars koordinater blev målade på hustak. H8 var Oqaatsuts (Rodebays) koordinater.
Cachen är placerad i bergsväggen bakom restaurangen "H8".
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Oqaatsut (Dutch: Rodebay) is a settlement in western Greenland. Its population is 52 (as of 2009). The name of the settlement means 'the cormorants' in Greenlandic. During summer and autumn, when the waters of Disko Bay are navigable, communication between settlements is by sea only, serviced by Diskoline.
Greenland's connection to Denmark was severed on 9 April 1940, early in World War II, when Denmark was occupied by Germany. During this war, the system of government changed: Governor Eske Brun ruled the island under a law of 1925 that allowed governors to take control under extreme circumstances; Governor Aksel Svane was transferred to the US to lead the commission to supply Greenland. (Wikipedia)
From April 1940, the USA also supplied the population with food and goods. Many settlements could only be reached by plane. To facilitate navigation for the pilots, the country was divided into grid squares, whose coordinates were painted onto rooftops. H8 were Oqaatsut's (Rodebay's) coordinates.
The cache is hidden in the rock face behind the restaurant H8.
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Fgnl ng tebhaq, qb abg pyvzo gur ebpx jnyy.