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US Virgin Islands vs British Columbia Geography
Land area
- US Virgin Islands has a land area of 134 square miles (346 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²).
- British Columbia's land area is 2,673.9 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area
- US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- British Columbia's total area is 494.6 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length
- US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km).
- British Columbia's north-south length is 21.6 times longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width
- US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 23.9 times wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point
- US Virgin Islands's highest point is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 13,744 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point
- US Virgin Islands's lowest point is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
US Virgin Islands vs British Columbia Population and History
Population
- US Virgin Islands has a population of 87,146 (2020), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026).
- British Columbia's population is 64.9 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density
- US Virgin Islands: 650.3 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8.
- US Virgin Islands' population density is 41.2 times higher than British Columbia's.
History
- US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark.
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- In its current form, British Columbia is the older of the two by 46 years.
Official Websites
US Virgin Islands official website · British Columbia official website
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