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US Virgin Islands vs Nova Scotia Geography
Land area: US Virgin Islands has a land area of 134 square miles (346 km²), while Nova Scotia has 20,594 square miles (53,338 km²). Nova Scotia's land area is 154.2 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²) vs Nova Scotia: 21,345 square miles (55,284 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nova Scotia's total area is 28.9 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km) long from north to south; Nova Scotia is 342 miles (550 km). Nova Scotia's north-south length is 7.3 times (628%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km) east to west; Nova Scotia spans 338 miles (544 km). Nova Scotia's east-west width is 6.5 times (550%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: US Virgin Islands's highest point is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m); Nova Scotia's is White Hill at 1,749 feet (533 m). White Hill is 194 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: US Virgin Islands's lowest point is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet; Nova Scotia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
US Virgin Islands vs Nova Scotia Population and History
Population: US Virgin Islands has a population of 87,146 (2020), while Nova Scotia has 1,090,074 (2026). Nova Scotia's population is 12.5 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: US Virgin Islands: 650.3 people per square mile vs Nova Scotia: 52.9. US Virgin Islands' population density is 12.3 times higher than Nova Scotia's.
History: US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. Nova Scotia: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, Nova Scotia is the older of the two by 50 years.
Official Websites
US Virgin Islands official website · Nova Scotia 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.