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US Virgin Islands vs Alberta Geography
Land area: US Virgin Islands has a land area of 134 square miles (346 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²). Alberta's land area is 1,856.4 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alberta's total area is 346.5 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km). Alberta's north-south length is 17.2 times longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km). Alberta's east-west width is 10.5 times wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: US Virgin Islands's highest point is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m). Mount Columbia is 10,738 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: US Virgin Islands's lowest point is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet. US Virgin Islands's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
US Virgin Islands vs Alberta Population and History
Population: US Virgin Islands has a population of 87,146 (2020), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026). Alberta's population is 57.9 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: US Virgin Islands: 650.3 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4. US Virgin Islands' population density is 31.9 times higher than Alberta's.
History: US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905. In its current form, Alberta is the older of the two by 12 years.
Official Websites
US Virgin Islands official website · Alberta official website
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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.