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South Carolina vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area
- South Carolina has a land area of 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²).
- South Carolina's land area is 225.0 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area
- South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- South Carolina's total area is 43.4 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length
- South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km).
- South Carolina's north-south length is 5.0 times (402%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width
- South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km).
- South Carolina's east-west width is 5.4 times (437%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point
- South Carolina's highest point is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m).
- Sassafras Mountain is 1,942 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point
- South 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.
South Carolina vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population
- South Carolina has a population of 5,478,831 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020).
- South Carolina's population is 62.9 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density
- South Carolina: 182.2 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3.
- US Virgin Islands' population density is 3.6 times (257%) higher than South Carolina's.
History
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
- US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark.
- In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 129 years.
Official Websites
South Carolina official website · US Virgin Islands official website
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