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Delaware vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area
- Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²).
- Delaware's land area is 14.6 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area
- Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Delaware's total area is 3.4 times (237%) larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length
- Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km).
- Delaware's north-south length is 2.1 times (109%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width
- Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km).
- Delaware's east-west width is 1.8 times (85%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point
- Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m).
- Crown Mountain is 1,105 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point
- Delaware'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.
Delaware vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population
- Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020).
- Delaware's population is 12.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density
- Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3.
- US Virgin Islands' population density is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Delaware's.
History
- Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state.
- US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark.
- In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 130 years.
Official Websites
Delaware official website · US Virgin Islands official website
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