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North Carolina vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area
- North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²).
- North Carolina's land area is 364.0 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area
- North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Carolina's total area is 73.0 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length
- North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km).
- North Carolina's north-south length is 5.5 times (449%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width
- North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 9.4 times (837%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point
- North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 5,119 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point
- North Carolina'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.
North Carolina vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population
- North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020).
- North Carolina's population is 126.8 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density
- North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3.
- US Virgin Islands' population density is 2.9 times (186%) higher than North Carolina's.
History
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 128 years.
Official Websites
North Carolina official website · US Virgin Islands official website
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