It is the 41st largest US State with an area of 24,230 square miles.
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Out of these 3 states, West Virginia has the least amount of land area. West Virginia has 24,230 square miles of land area. Georgia has 57,513 square miles of land area. California has 155,779 square miles of land area.
About 37% of the total land area (37.3766%) of Virginia became West Virginia. 40600 sq. miles in Virginia 24232 sq. miles in West Virginia ------------ Total sq. miles = 64832 thus the above percentage
land north of the Ohio River and west of New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia
Appalachian mountains
The state of West Virginia did not separate from Virginia until the Civil War. In the west of colonial Virginia, mountains blocked easy transportation so, the land was sparsely developed as compared to tidewater Virginia.
Term is panhandles (land shaped like handle of a pan). Virginia does not have a panhandle. West Virginia does.
Christopher Columbus
Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina border Virginia. North Carolina, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, and Tennessee. North Carolina borders Virginia to its south. The bordering states of Virginia are Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia.