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Kansas vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²).
- Kansas' land area is 612.0 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kansas' total area is 111.6 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km).
- Kansas' north-south length is 4.4 times (340%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km).
- Kansas' east-west width is 7.7 times (671%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m).
- Mount Sunflower is 2,485 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet.
- US Virgin Islands's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020).
- Kansas' population is 34.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3.
- US Virgin Islands' population density is 17.9 times higher than Kansas'.
History
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark.
- In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 56 years.
Official Websites
Kansas official website · US Virgin Islands official website
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