How Far Are You From The Ocean? [OC]Submitted by CharcoalCharts t3_xtz5ac in dataisbeautiful
CharcoalCharts OP t1_iqsrkn4 wrote
Tools: R. Data: R package datasets (World Bank, Coastline)
It is interesting that the distribution is multimodal. Obviously, the most common position is close to the coast, but there are a few other humps. This animation shows 500 cities, but it holds similar for a larger set: https://imgur.com/a/8APH6Zd
nevilleaga t1_iqvfu3t wrote
give me a scale on the x axis, please. of the 4000 cities, what is the furthest distance to an ocean? 1,500 miles?
CharcoalCharts OP t1_iqw3pkw wrote
You are correct. https://imgur.com/a/xFLGHqp
The longest distances are roughly 5-6% of the way around the earth. As seen in the animation.
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