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New York vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area: New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²). New York's land area is 352.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water. New York's total area is 74.0 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km). New York's north-south length is 6.6 times (564%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km). New York's east-west width is 8.0 times (698%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m). Mount Marcy is 3,780 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New York vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population: New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020). New York's population is 228.0 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3. US Virgin Islands' population density is 1.5 times (54%) higher than New York's.
History: New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 129 years.
Official Websites
New York official website · US Virgin Islands official website
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.