The coastline paradox is the counterintuitive observation that the coastline of a landmass does not have a well-defined length. This results from the fractal...

This is a list of the longest beaches. Due to the coastline paradox, it is difficult to determine the longest beach in the world, as the resulting measurements...

a list of countries by length of coastline, in kilometers. Though the coastline paradox stipulates that coastlines do not have a well-defined length...

plus the 70 miles of coastline of the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands. Coastline paradox List of countries by length of coastline How Long Is the Coast of...

approximate answer" to this question. This is referred to as the coastline paradox. A coastline is fractal-like — a fractal has self-similar properties, similar...

economic and social policy reasons. The coastline paradox is the counterintuitive observation that the coastline of a landmass does not have a well-defined...

281 kilometers (51,748 mi) (see the coastline paradox). Much of Norway's wealth is linked to its long coastline; for example, the petroleum industry...

not merely sum the lengths of boundaries between pixels. Coastline paradox, similar paradox where a straight segment approximation diverges Aliasing,...

This list includes well known paradoxes, grouped thematically. The grouping is approximate, as paradoxes may fit into more than one category. This list...

length measurements of many rivers are only approximations (see also coastline paradox). In particular, there seems to exist disagreement as to whether the...

discrepancies inherent in different measuring approaches (see the coastline paradox). Counties in the Republic of Ireland are shown in normal type, while...

length of any coastline may vary drastically depending on the method of measurement, see coastline paradox CIA World Factbook: Coastline Nogueira, Kiko...

Chuí Stream, on the border with Uruguay, in the south. Due to the coastline paradox, it is difficult to determine both its length as well as its proclaimed...

level and the exact shoreline varies by resolution according to the coastline paradox. Named for Confederate veteran and poet Sidney Lanier, it was built...

from περί peri "around" and μέτρον metron "measure". Arclength Area Coastline paradox Girth (geometry) Pythagorean theorem Surface area Volume Wetted perimeter...

used to measure length (see also List of river systems by length and coastline paradox). Arabic: النيل, romanized: an-Nīl, pronounced [an'niːl] Bohairic...

disregarded, as they are not natural waters that separate the continents. Coastline paradox Continent Boundaries between the continents of Earth Island List of...

greatest relative differences in GDP (PPP) per capita Separation barrier Coastline paradox The concept of state sovereignty is somewhat imprecise and there are...

decide the case at hand. List of International Court of Justice cases Coastline paradox "Latest developments | North Sea Continental Shelf (Federal Republic...

polymer molecules all relate to fractal curves. Blancmange curve Coastline paradox De Rham curve Dragon curve Fibonacci word fractal Koch snowflake Boundary...

lip of the falls, the crest is about 950 feet (290 m) long (but see coastline paradox). The torrent of water passing over the crest of the falls is about...

sponge Interactive Java models Puzzle Hunt — Video explaining Zeno's paradoxes using Menger–Sierpinski sponge Menger sphere, rendered in SunFlow Post-It...

Belgium as 380 or 449 km. The reason for these inconsistencies is the "coastline paradox". Suppose the coast of Britain is measured using a 200 km ruler, specifying...

measured length of any coastline may vary considerably, depending on the method of measurement; see coastline paradox Coastline of the United Kingdom "Wales...

Ireland. The coastline of Great Britain is 11,073 miles (17,820 km) long, though measurements can vary greatly due to the coastline paradox. It is connected...

flowsnake) Osgood curve Self-similarity Teragon Weierstrass function Coastline paradox Addison, Paul S. (1997). Fractals and Chaos: An Illustrated Course...

low, due to the fjords that give Greenland a very jagged coastline (see the coastline paradox). A low value of circularity does not necessarily indicate...

the coastline where the Great Sandy Desert approaches the Indian Ocean; this makes it arguably the longest beach in the world, although the coastline paradox...

Hamid Naderi Yeganeh Lewis Fry Richardson Wacław Sierpiński Other Coastline paradox Fractal art List of fractals by Hausdorff dimension The Fractal Geometry...

Hamid Naderi Yeganeh Lewis Fry Richardson Wacław Sierpiński Other Coastline paradox Fractal art List of fractals by Hausdorff dimension The Fractal Geometry...