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Canada has the longest total coastline of any nation
Canada boasts a total coastline exceeding 202,000 kilometres including its thousands of Arctic islands.
Bordered by the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic Oceans, Canada's coastline is so extensive that walking along it at a normal pace would take over thirty years. Indonesia holds the second longest coastline at roughly 54,000 kilometres. Canada's coastal regions encompass intricate fjords, bays, and vast Arctic archipelagos.
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