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DrJokepu
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Great Britain is the 9th largest island by area in the world[0]. It's not tiny by any measure.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_by_area
mst
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The difference between England and America is that in England 200 miles is a long way, and in America 200 years is a long time.
mobiuscog
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but you're also never more than 72 miles away from the coast.
DrJokepu
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Well, yes, but that would be also true for an island with the shape of a rectangle that is 144 miles wide and 10000 miles long.
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[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_by_area