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US Virgin Islands vs Nunavut Geography
Land area
- US Virgin Islands has a land area of 134 square miles (346 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²).
- Nunavut's land area is 5,595.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area
- US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nunavut's total area is 1,095.9 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length
- US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km).
- Nunavut's north-south length is 44.9 times longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width
- US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km).
- Nunavut's east-west width is 25.5 times wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point
- US Virgin Islands's highest point is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m).
- Barbeau Peak is 7,028 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point
- US Virgin Islands's lowest point is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
US Virgin Islands vs Nunavut Population and History
Population
- US Virgin Islands has a population of 87,146 (2020), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024).
- US Virgin Islands' population is 2.1 times (110%) larger than Nunavut's.
Population density
- US Virgin Islands: 650.3 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1.
- US Virgin Islands' population density is 6,503.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
History
- US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark.
- Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory.
- In its current form, US Virgin Islands is the older of the two by 82 years.
Official Websites
US Virgin Islands official website · Nunavut official website
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