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US Virgin Islands vs Tasmania Geography
Land area: US Virgin Islands has a land area of 134 square miles (346 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²). Tasmania's land area is 197.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water. Tasmania's total area is 35.8 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km). Tasmania's north-south length is 6.8 times (577%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km). Tasmania's east-west width is 4.8 times (377%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: US Virgin Islands's highest point is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m). Mount Ossa is 3,750 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: US Virgin Islands's lowest point is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet; Tasmania's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
US Virgin Islands vs Tasmania Population and History
Population: US Virgin Islands has a population of 87,146 (2020), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025). Tasmania's population is 6.6 times (562%) larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: US Virgin Islands: 650.3 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8. US Virgin Islands' population density is 29.8 times higher than Tasmania's.
History: US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825. In its current form, Tasmania is the older of the two by 16 years.
Official Websites
US Virgin Islands official website · Tasmania 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.