If we bring in topography, aren't we now running into a 3D version of the coastline paradox? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastline_paradox https://en.wikiped

If we bring in topography, aren't we now running into a 3D version of the coastline paradox? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastline_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastline_paradox So, yes, good point. Let's start with assuming a perfect sphere, then oblate spheroid, then topography, then only land (not water), and however crazy this thread gets with whatever else we haven't thought of :)