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Maine vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area: Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²). Maine's land area is 230.9 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water. Maine's total area is 48.0 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km). Maine's north-south length is 6.6 times (562%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km). Maine's east-west width is 3.9 times (290%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m). Mount Katahdin is 3,698 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: Maine'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.
Maine vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population: Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020). Maine's population is 16.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3. US Virgin Islands' population density is 14.3 times higher than Maine's.
History: Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state. US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 97 years.
Official Websites
Maine official website · US Virgin Islands official website
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.