For example on wikipedia for Switzerland it says the country has an area of 41,285 km². Does this take into account that a lot of that area is actually angled at a steep inclination, thus the actual surface area is in effect larger than what you would expect when looking onto a map in satellite view?

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    3 months ago

    Luckily while the coastline number is affected, the actual area is still bounded. It’s like that infinite horn with paint paradox.