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The answer depends on how closely you look at it. On the macroscopic level you could simply measure the length of ocean, lake, and river coastline as given on a world map. On a microscopic level the length becomes almost fractal-like with each particle having some additional participation in the length. At this scale the length approaches infinity.
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The total length of rocky coastline on Earth is estimated to be around 870,000 miles (1,400,000 kilometers). This measurement includes all the winding and intricate details of Coastlines at various scales.
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South Africa's coastline length?
This answer is so completely wrong. Zambia is a landlocked country and has no coastline touching the Atlantic Ocean. South Africa's borders do not touch Zambia anywhere as Botswana and Zimbabwe stand between South Africa and Zambia. The South African coastline length is about 3 000km long stretching from Namibia on the Atlantic coast to Mozambique on the Indian Ocean coast,
How many times would all public roads in the US wrap around the earth?
The total length of public roads in the US is approximately 4.1 million miles. The circumference of the Earth is about 24,901 miles. Dividing the total length of US public roads by the Earth's circumference gives us approximately 164.6. Therefore, US public roads would wrap around the Earth around 165 times.
India north to south length?
The north-south length of India is approximately 3,214 kilometers (1,997 miles), stretching from the Himalayan mountains in the north to Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of the Indian subcontinent.
What is the total length in miles of the glacier feature labeled a?
The total length of glacier feature labeled "a" is 1 mile.
What is the sum total of water on Earth and in its atmosphere is called?
The sum total of water on Earth and in its atmosphere is called the "hydrosphere."
What is the total length of New York's coastline?
The total length of New York's oceanic coastline is 127 miles long. The length of New York's coastline, including the length of the Great Lakes coastlines is 2,625 miles long.
Does New South Wales have a longer coastline than Tasmania?
No. The mainland coastline of New South Wales is 2007 km in length, while the islands make up an extra 130 km of coastline length. The mainland coastline of Tasmania is 2833 km in length, with an additional 2049 km of coastline on its islands. This gives NSW a total coastline length of just 2137 km compared to Tasmania's total coastline length of 4882 km.
What is the total length of New Zealand coastline?
The length of the coastline of New Zealand is 15,134 km making it the 10th longest coastline of countries in the world.
How long is the coastline of the Northern Territory?
The coastline of the Northern Territory is approximately 5,000 kilometers long.
What is the total length of US coastline?
Total "General U.S. Coastline" is: 12,383 miles This INCLUDES Alaska and Hawaii See chart linked below for "Tidal Shoreline" Coastline of the United States - Infoplease.com
What is the circumfrance of Great Britain?
The total length of Great Britain's coastline is 18838 km
In Australia what is the length of the New South Wales coastline?
The mainland length of the New South Wales coastline is 5437 km. In addition, islands make up another 5516 km. This brings the total length to 10 953 km.
How long is Canada's sea shore?
The total length of Canada's coastline is 243,042 kilometres (151,019 miles).
What is the total length of NZ coastline?
According to the Australian Geoscience website, the length of Australia's coastline is:Mainland = 35,877 kmIslands = 23,859 kmTotal = 59,736 kmEstimates and sources vary widely (see the related link for an explanation) but the above is the Australian government's own Geoscience website, so presumably is one of the more accurate sites.
What is the perimeter of South Australia?
South Australia's border is a total of 3185 km in length. Add to this its mainland coastline length of 3816 km, and the total perimeter (not counting islands) is 7631 km.
How long is Western Australia's border?
The total length of the Western Australian coastline is 20,781 km. This is made up of 12,889 km on the mainland and 7,892 km of islands' coastlines.
How big is the state NSW?
According to the Australian Government Geoscience website, the area of New South Wales is about 800,628 square kilometres, with an additional 14 sq km in islands. The total is 800,642 km2. The length of its borders is 4635 km. Its mainland coastline length is 2007 km, and the length of the coastline for its islands is 30km.
