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   Dan Tilque to All   
   Three coast countries   
   17 Sep 25 00:20:58   
   
   From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   What countries have 3 or more sea coasts?   
      
   The coasts all have to be on a single contiguous territory of that   
   country. Exclaves and islands do not add to the total, but rather each   
   has their own coast count. Any continuous coastline, uninterrupted by   
   territory of another country, counts as one, even if the name of the   
   body of water changes from one part to another. Coastlines on lakes and   
   rivers do not count. (For the purposes of this question, the Caspian   
   Sea, Dead Sea, Sea of Galilee and any other inland body of water, even   
   if they have the word "Sea" in their name, are considered lakes.)   
      
   Example: the USA has only two coasts: East Coast and West Coast. The   
   South Coast is continuous with the East Coast, so it doesn't add to the   
   total, even though one is on the Atlantic Ocean and the other is on the   
   Gulf of Mexico. Alaska has its own count (1) and each of the Hawaiian   
   Islands have their own count (also 1).   
      
   Lots of countries have 2 coasts, but I can only find a handful that have   
   3. How many can you find?   
      
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   Dan Tilque   
      
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