The first one to answer correctly with proper reason will get an easy 10 points. Please don't post links as reason. Good Luck!
2007-12-25 17:43:57 · 8 answers · asked by rabid_dog 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Sorry, but the first 4 answers are all wrong.
2007-12-25 18:00:37 · update #1
This is actually a much more subtle question than it seems. The length of a coastline depends in large part on how much resolution you are using to do the measuring. For instance, if you use a low resolution map, and measure the length of the coastline, you will get a certain but inaccurate answer.
The more detail you include, the larger number of inlets and bays and irregular surfaces you consider, the longer the coastline gets. It was exactly this question almost 90 years ago that led a scientist to begin a mathematical process that foreshadowed the development of fractal math decades later. So, in terms of an actual number, I think the numbers quoted above are fine; but I wanted to point out that this is a subtle and interesting question when viewed in a slightly different light.
2007-12-25 20:22:54 · answer #1 · answered by kuiperbelt2003 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The 1,000-m isobath of India was receded towards the coastline by removing the post drift sediments, according to the best available sections 6. A 1:2,500,000 conical projection was used to prepare a distortion-free, equidistance base map of both Madagascar and India (Fig 1)
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http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v279/n5711/abs/279312a0.ht...
2007-12-26 04:12:11 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It also has 7,000 km (4,300 mi) of coastline, including the island territories, or 5,600 km (3,500 mi) of coastline without the islands.
2007-12-26 03:04:02 · answer #3 · answered by dustin b 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The coastline is 6,843 kilometers, of which 1,312 kilometers belong to India's island territories.
2007-12-26 01:59:13 · answer #4 · answered by bach 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
its coastline is about 6,100 km
2007-12-26 01:53:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
7,517 kilometers (4,671 mi)
2007-12-26 01:48:57 · answer #6 · answered by DEREK 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
3,500 miles(5,630km) long!
2007-12-26 11:04:52 · answer #7 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry i dont know
2007-12-26 01:48:35 · answer #8 · answered by Santiago 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋