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English: The coastline of the United Kingdom as measured with measuring rods of 200 km, 100 km and 50 km in length. The resulting coastline is about 2350 km, 2775 km and 3425 km; the shorter the scale, the longer the measured length of the coast.

Deutsch: Die Küstenlinie Vereinigtes Königreich bei Messung mit unterschliedlich langen Messstäben von 200 km, 100 km und 50 km Länge. Die resultierende Küstenlänge beträgt ungefähr 2350 km, 2775 km bzw. 3425 km, d.h. je kürzer der Massstab, desto länger wird die ermittelte Länge der Küste.

Date 6 May 2005 (upload date)
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