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Kentucky vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²).
- Kentucky's land area is 295.6 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kentucky's total area is 54.8 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km).
- Kentucky's north-south length is 5.5 times (447%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km).
- Kentucky's east-west width is 8.0 times (704%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m).
- Black Mountain is 2,579 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet.
- US Virgin Islands's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Kentucky vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020).
- Kentucky's population is 52.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3.
- US Virgin Islands' population density is 5.6 times (460%) higher than Kentucky's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 125 years.
Official Websites
Kentucky official website · US Virgin Islands official website
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