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Alaska vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 4,276.0 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 902.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 25.6 times longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 29.7 times wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m).
- Denali is 18,680 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020).
- Alaska's population is 8.5 times (749%) larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3.
- US Virgin Islands' population density is 500.2 times higher than Alaska's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark.
- In its current form, US Virgin Islands is the older of the two by 42 years.
Official Websites
Alaska official website · US Virgin Islands official website
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