trouble plotting latest gshhs_land.shp ver.1.6 using shape extension

[Pablo Romero]

Hello,
I just downloaded the latest version of the gshhs_* shapefiles, version 1.6, since this latest version uses polygons (the previous versions used 'lines') and can be used to do filled, hi-res basemaps.
 
here's the url to the latest versions:
ftp://ftp.ihg.uni-duisburg.de/GIS/GISData/GSHHS/
 
I've tried plotting the gshhs_land.shp file in opengrads 1.9 on both windows&linux, and this shapefile is crashing grads in both cases.
the gshhs_lakes.shp file works fine, but the land file crashes.
can anyone else please test&confirm this?
 
Thanks,
P.Romero
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