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Northern Mariana Islands vs Nunavut Geography
Land area
- Northern Mariana Islands has a land area of 179 square miles (464 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²).
- Nunavut's land area is 4,172.7 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Total area
- Northern Mariana Islands: 179 square miles (464 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nunavut's total area is 4,511.2 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Length
- Northern Mariana Islands is 326 miles (524 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km).
- Nunavut's north-south length is 6.5 times (548%) longer than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Width
- Northern Mariana Islands spans 278 miles (448 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km).
- Nunavut's east-west width is 4.8 times (378%) wider than Northern Mariana Islands'.
Highest point
- Northern Mariana Islands's highest point is Agrihan at 3,166 feet (965 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m).
- Barbeau Peak is 5,417 feet higher than Agrihan.
Lowest point
- Northern Mariana Islands's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Northern Mariana Islands vs Nunavut Population and History
Population
- Northern Mariana Islands has a population of 47,329 (2020), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024).
- Northern Mariana Islands' population is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Nunavut's.
Population density
- Northern Mariana Islands: 264.4 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1.
- Northern Mariana Islands' population density is 2,644.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
History
- Northern Mariana Islands: A US commonwealth since 1978.
- Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory.
- In its current form, Northern Mariana Islands is the older of the two by 21 years.
Official Websites
Northern Mariana Islands official website · Nunavut official website
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