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US Virgin Islands vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- US Virgin Islands has a land area of 134 square miles (346 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 7,303.5 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area
- US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 1,323.0 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length
- US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 33.8 times longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width
- US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Western Australia's east-west width is 24.7 times wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point
- US Virgin Islands's highest point is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Mount Meharry is 2,543 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point
- US Virgin Islands's lowest point is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
US Virgin Islands vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- US Virgin Islands has a population of 87,146 (2020), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- Western Australia's population is 35.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density
- US Virgin Islands: 650.3 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- US Virgin Islands' population density is 209.8 times higher than Western Australia's.
History
- US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark.
- Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829.
- In its current form, Western Australia is the older of the two by 16 years.
Official Websites
US Virgin Islands official website · Western Australia official website
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