Why it's impossible to measure England's coastline ^0%

BBC - By Eliot Stein - 4/13/2026, 1:00 PM

Appeal to Authority 18.3% - Negativity Bias 15.8% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 13.3%

Why it's impossible to measure England's coastline A new hiking trail will soon allow travellers to walk around England's entire coast – but a strange paradox means no one knows exactly how long it is. Last month, King Charles III inaugurated a new hiking path that will soon stretch around the entire coast of England. The project is... more