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Guam vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Guam has a land area of 210 square miles (544 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 2,174.8 times larger than Guam's.
Total area
- Guam: 210 square miles (544 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 2,474.5 times larger than Guam's.
Length
- Guam is 27 miles (43 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 48.5 times longer than Guam's.
Width
- Guam spans 22 miles (35 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 45.0 times wider than Guam's.
Highest point
- Guam's highest point is Mount Lamlam at 1,332 feet (406 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 7,766 feet higher than Mount Lamlam.
Lowest point
- Guam's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Guam vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Guam has a population of 153,836 (2020), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Guam's population is 3.4 times (240%) larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Guam: 732.6 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Guam's population density is 7,326.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
History
- Guam: A US territory since 1898.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 28 years.
Official Websites
Guam official website · Northwest Territories official website
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