How the crowd draws
40 drawings of its coast, from memory on Borderline’s United Kingdom map, 28 September 2026 to 26 October 2026.
In numbers
| The real one | The crowd’s | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 788 km²304 sq mi | 776 km²300 sq mi↓1.5% smaller |
| Outline | 169 km105 mi | 169 km105 mi↑0.3% longer |
| Centre | 3.48° W, 51.63° N3.5° W, 51.6° N | 3.47° W, 51.63° N3.5° W, 51.6° N=0 km north-east0 mi north-east |
| Westernmost | 3.77° W, 51.54° N3.8° W, 51.5° N | 3.77° W, 51.53° N3.8° W, 51.5° N=the same |
| Easternmost | 3.24° W, 51.56° N3.2° W, 51.6° N | 3.24° W, 51.56° N3.2° W, 51.6° N=the same |
| Southernmost | 3.65° W, 51.47° N3.6° W, 51.5° N | 3.65° W, 51.47° N3.7° W, 51.5° N=the same |
| Northernmost | 3.42° W, 51.83° N3.4° W, 51.8° N | 3.42° W, 51.83° N3.4° W, 51.8° N=the same |
Near the coast, 77% run inland.
Borders and coast
| Border with | In the game | The crowd’s |
|---|---|---|
| West Glamorgan | 46 km in the game | 46 km the crowd’s=the same |
| South Glamorgan | 43 km in the game | 43 km the crowd’s=the same |
| Gwent | 37 km in the game | 37 km the crowd’s=the same |
| Powys | 30 km in the game | 30 km the crowd’s=the same |
| The coast | 14 km in the game | 15 km the crowd’s↑7.1% longer |
Watch the drawings
See every line on The Drawn UK →How it is measured
The crowd’s Mid Glamorgan: every few km along the real line, each drawing’s nearest point, inside Mid Glamorgan or outside it; the median over a short stretch is where the crowd puts the line there, and the real outline moved by it is the crowd’s. Where the move folds a narrow inlet over itself, the loop is cut.
The 40 drawings that scored 10 or more on Borderline’s United Kingdom map, scribbles left out, the real line the game’s own. Area true to scale; the outline copies the real line’s detail, so its length changes only where the shape moves or a loop is cut.
Measuring how far the crowd moves the centre was Matt Forrest’s idea (forrest.nyc).
Draw Mid Glamorgan yourself and add your line to the next update.