🌍📏 The coastline paradox explains why it is mathematically impossible to determine a single fixed length for a jagged coast. Because natural borders are fractals, using a smaller ruler results in a longer total distance.

👉 https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260410-why-its-impossible-to-measure-englands-coastline

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Why it's impossible to measure England's coastline

A new hiking trail will soon allow travellers to walk around England's entire coast – but a strange paradox means no one knows exactly how long it is.

BBC