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The line war has begun (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For some reason I don't think this is true.

A straight line connecting two things does not necessarily have to connect to said things perpendicular to their border.

[โ€“] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not to mention, India's coastline is very much not straight on a local scale. You're bound to find a place where it turns perpendicular to the journey close to the theoretical starting point anyway.