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Nevada vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 822.4 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 149.9 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 10.3 times longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 9.0 times (802%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m).
- Boundary Peak is 11,560 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet.
- US Virgin Islands's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Nevada vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020).
- Nevada's population is 37.5 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3.
- US Virgin Islands' population density is 21.9 times higher than Nevada's.
History
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark.
- In its current form, Nevada is the older of the two by 53 years.
Official Websites
Nevada official website · US Virgin Islands official website
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