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Tennessee vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area: Tennessee has a land area of 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²). Tennessee's land area is 308.6 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water. Tennessee's total area is 57.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km). Tennessee's north-south length is 4.1 times (306%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km). Tennessee's east-west width is 9.6 times (856%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: Tennessee's highest point is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m). Clingmans Dome is 5,069 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: Tennessee's lowest point is Mississippi River at 178 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet. US Virgin Islands's lowest point is 178 feet lower.
Tennessee vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population: Tennessee has a population of 7,227,750 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020). Tennessee's population is 82.9 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: Tennessee: 175.3 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3. US Virgin Islands' population density is 3.7 times (271%) higher than Tennessee's.
History: Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state. US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 121 years.
Official Websites
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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.