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		hobofan on Dec 7, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 14 nations commit to protect oceans Yup, see this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_length_of... In the list of the article here, Norway in particular tipped me off, as it's incredibly jagged coastline can be lead to great resolution-dependent differences.

eslaught on Dec 7, 2020 | [–]

Ok, but real-world coastlines are not true fractals. I assume that the numbers do converge as resolution increases.

Taniwha on Dec 8, 2020 | [–]

that's because of all the crinkly bits

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