The country with the longest coastline in the world is Canada. 🇨🇦
🌊 How long is Canada's coastline?
- Total length: Approximately 202,080 kilometers (about 125,567 miles)
- That’s about 15% of the world’s total coastline!
🗺️ Why is Canada’s coastline so long?
Geography:
- Canada has an incredibly irregular and indented coastline, with thousands of bays, inlets, and peninsulas.
- Oceans on three sides:
- Atlantic Ocean (east)
- Pacific Ocean (west)
- Arctic Ocean (north)
- Countless islands:
- Includes over 52,000 islands, such as Baffin Island and Vancouver Island.
- The Arctic Archipelago alone adds tens of thousands of kilometers to the total.
🌍 How does it compare?
- Country Coastline Length (approx.)
- Canada 202,080 km
- Norway ~58,000 km (with islands)
- Indonesia ~54,700 km
- Russia ~37,600 km
- Philippines ~36,300 km
- USA ~19,900 km
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