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Dan Krueger
 
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Default Coast Guard Tips Off Ships Before Security Inspections

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

"Dan Krueger" wrote in message
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Maine alone has over 5500 miles of coastline.

http://www.visitmaine.com/home.php
John H


Not according to this site. They come close to 89,000 miles when they
include islands and significant inland waterways.

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001801.html

They same result is he

http://nationalatlas.gov/articles/ma...neral.html#six

Comparatively, the Earth's circumference is only about 25K miles so they
must be stretching and including every piece of land.

The reality is that all of that "coastline" isn't accessible to terrorists
or illegal immigrants unless they enter the US and pass conventional
boundaries that are patrolled.

Dan




How much is your crown worth, Danny?



And you are??


 
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