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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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