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US Virgin Islands vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- US Virgin Islands has a land area of 134 square miles (346 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 3,419.3 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area
- US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 704.8 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length
- US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 27.9 times longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width
- US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 19.0 times wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point
- US Virgin Islands's highest point is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 7,543 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point
- US Virgin Islands's lowest point is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
US Virgin Islands vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- US Virgin Islands has a population of 87,146 (2020), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- US Virgin Islands' population is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- US Virgin Islands: 650.3 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- US Virgin Islands' population density is 6,503.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
History
- US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 47 years.
Official Websites
US Virgin Islands official website · Northwest Territories official website
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