Can someone explain the coastal paradox and infinite shoreline theory?

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How can a finite area like Great Britain have an infinite length edge?

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I think you’re getting hung up on the infinite part, at some point the laws of physics would prevent us from measuring any further but conceptually we can always divide a number in half. It could be physically impossible to measure 1/100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 mm but it doesn’t mean it can exist on paper. 

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