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		tshaddox on Sept 25, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What's the Most Concave State in the U.S.? Using R... On the scale of most US states, the convexness of the surface of the Earth is fairly minimal.

stephengillie on Sept 26, 2013 [–]

A state with a mountain range would be fairly convex by comparison. An entirely flat state, like Kansas, would probably have the lowest relative center to edge ratio.

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