/// Brrrr Brrrr
#pragma GCC optimize("O3")
#pragma GCC optimize ("unroll-loops")
#pragma GCC target("avx,avx2,fma")

#include "bits/stdc++.h"
using namespace std;

#define pb push_back
#define F first
#define S second
#define f(i, a, b)  for(int i = a; i < b; i++)
#define all(a)  a.begin(),a.end()
#define rall(a) a.rbegin(),a.rend()
#define sz(x) (int)(x).size()
#define mp(x,y) make_pair(x,y)
#define popCnt(x) (__builtin_popcountll(x))
#define int ll

using ll = long long;
using ii = pair<int, int>;
using ull = unsigned long long;

const int N = 1e5+5, LG = 18, MOD = (119 << 23) + 1;
const long double PI = acos(-1);
const long double EPS = 1e-7;

const int dx[] = {0,0,1,-1};
const int dy[] = {1,-1,0,0};

int n, m;
char grid[555][555];
bool inCycle[555][555];
bool vis[555][555];
bool isRiver(int i, int j) {
    return grid[i][j] == '>' || grid[i][j] == '<' || grid[i][j] == 'v' || grid[i][j] == '^';
}
vector<vector<ii>> cycles;
int cnt[555][555], cur;
vector<ii> adj[555][555];
void dfs(int x, int y) {

    vis[x][y] = true;
    bool can=true;

    if(grid[x][y] == '>' && isRiver(x,y+1)) {
        if(!vis[x][y+1])
            dfs(x,y+1);
        can = false;
        adj[x][y+1].pb({x,y});
    }
    if(grid[x][y] == '<' && isRiver(x,y-1)) {
        if(!vis[x][y-1])
            dfs(x,y-1);
        can = false;
        adj[x][y-1].pb({x,y});
    }
    if(grid[x][y] == '^' && isRiver(x-1,y)) {
        if(!vis[x-1][y])
        dfs(x-1,y);
        can = false;
        adj[x-1][y].pb({x,y});
    }
    if(grid[x][y] == 'v' && isRiver(x+1,y)) {
        if(!vis[x+1][y])
            dfs(x+1,y);
        can = false;
        adj[x+1][y].pb({x,y});
    }

    if(can) {
        cycles.push_back(vector<ii>());
        int curX=x,curY=y;
        do{
            inCycle[curX][curY]=true;
            cycles.back().pb({curX,curY});
            bool ok = true;
            if(grid[curX][curY] == '>' && isRiver(curX,curY+1))
                curY += 1, ok = false;
            if(grid[curX][curY] == '<' && isRiver(curX,curY-1))
                curY -= 1, ok = false;
            if(grid[curX][curY] == '^' && isRiver(curX-1,curY))
                curX -= 1, ok = false;
            if(grid[curX][curY] == 'v' && isRiver(curX+1,curY))
                curX += 1, ok = false;
            if(ok && make_pair(curX,curY) != make_pair(x,y)) {
               cycles.pop_back();
               break;
            }
        }while(curX!=x||curY!=y);
    }

}

void addC(int i, int j, int v) {
    if(grid[i][j] != '#') return;
    cur -= cnt[i][j] > 0;
    cnt[i][j] += v;
    cur += cnt[i][j] > 0;
}
void add(int i, int j, int v) {
    f(k,0,4) {
        int nx = i + dx[k];
        int ny = j + dy[k];
        addC(nx,ny,v);
    }
}
int dfsTree(int i, int j) {

    int ans = 0;
    for(auto v : adj[i][j]) {
        add(v.F, v.S, +1);
        ans = max(ans, dfsTree(v.F, v.S));
        add(v.F, v.S, -1);
    }

    return max(ans, cur);
}
void doWork() {

    cin >> n >> m;

    for(int i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
        for(int j = 1; j <= m; j++) {
            cin >> grid[i][j];
        }
    }

    for(int i = 1; i <= n; i++)
    for(int j = 1; j <= m; j++)
    if(isRiver(i,j) && !vis[i][j]) {
        dfs(i,j);
    }


    int ans = 0;
    for(auto c : cycles) {
        for(auto p : c) {
            add(p.F,p.S,+1);
        }
        for(auto p : c)ans = max(ans, dfsTree(p.F,p.S));
        for(auto p : c)
            add(p.F,p.S,-1);
    }
    cout << ans << '\n';
}
int32_t main() {
#ifdef ONLINE_JUDGE
    ios_base::sync_with_stdio(0);
    cin.tie(0);
#endif // ONLINE_JUDGE

    int t = 1;
//    cin >> t;
    while (t--) {
        doWork();
    }
    return 0;
}

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