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Geographyically Maines greatest lenght is 320 miles?

its greatest width is 210 with these numbers how is it possible that maine has a coastline 2,400 miles long?

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  • Roger
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Maine has a coastline that has many bays, coves, islands, and in general is like a jigsaw piece which has no straight lines at all.

  • 1 decade ago

    The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Maine's coastline is not straight. :)

    Source(s): Map
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