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This article contains a list of countries by length of ... the "coastline length was derived from the World Vector Shoreline database at 1:250,000 scale. ...
Although the "paradox of length" was previously noted by Hugo Steinhaus, [1] the first systematic study of this phenomenon was by Lewis Fry Richardson, [2] [3] and it was expanded upon by Benoit Mandelbrot. [4] [5] The measured length of the coastline depends on the method used to measure it and the degree of cartographic generalization. Since ...
This is a list of U.S. states and territories ranked by their coastline length. 30 states have a coastline: 23 with a coastline on the Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean (including the Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of Maine), and/or Pacific Ocean, and 8 with a Great Lakes shoreline. New York has coasts on both the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
A coast – also called the coastline, shoreline, or seashore – is the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Coasts are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape, as well as by water induced erosion , such as waves .
This is a list of countries by total waterways length (km) mostly based on The World Factbook [1] [2] accessed in May 2009. Rank Country Waterways Date of
At 30-meter (98 ft) linear intercepts, this length increases to 83,281 kilometers (51,748 mi) [4] (see the coastline paradox). Much of Norway's wealth is linked to its long coastline; for example, the petroleum industry , maritime transport, fishing , and fish farming .
Countries by land border length Antarctica and countries in purple are those without any land border. This list gives the number of distinct land borders of each country or territory, as well as the neighboring countries and territories. The length of each border is included, as is the total length of each country's or territory's borders. [1]
The first number is the total number of distinct maritime boundaries that the country or territory shares with other countries and territories. If the country shares two or more maritime boundaries with the same country or territory and the boundaries are unconnected, the boundaries are counted separately.