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F3. BRITISH COASTLINE The coastline of Britain has the same fractal property as the border between Spain and Portugal. However, as it encloses a region we see similarities with the Snowflake Curve. This photo of the rocky Land’s End coast also helps us see the problems better.
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Thus, do we measure the coastline at high tide or low? In our measurement, do we include every protruding rock? every pebble? every grain of sand? Who would have thought that a simple question about finding length could lead to such insoluble problems!
