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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 3, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: August 3

The five Geography silhouettes for August 3, with the true sizes. If you have not played yet, this page is a spoiler — play these five first, then come back to argue with the numbers.

This pre-launch puzzle ran from the Seychelles (25.29 km) to Alaska (3,657 km). The widest gap was round 2, Seychelles against Ghana, at 28×; the closest call was round 5, U.S. Virgin Islands against Hong Kong, only 1.5× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Benin vs Latvia

    Latvia · reference · 443.6 km
    Benin · true height · 685.6 km

    1.5× taller than Latvia

    Benin extends about 686 km north to south across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Seychelles vs Ghana

    Ghana · reference · 712.2 km
    Seychelles · true height · 25.29 km

    28× shorter than Ghana

    Seychelles extends about 25 km north to south across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    Slovakia vs Nigeria

    Nigeria · reference · 1,306 km
    Slovakia · true width · 415.8 km

    3.1× shorter than Nigeria

    Slovakia extends about 416 km east to west across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Alaska (US state) vs Panama

    Panama · reference · 641.5 km
    Alaska · true width · 3,657 km

    5.7× wider than Panama

    Alaska extends about 3,657 km east to west across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    U.S. Virgin Islands vs Hong Kong

    Hong Kong · reference · 51.11 km
    U.S. Virgin Islands · true height · 76.06 km

    1.5× taller than Hong Kong

    U.S. Virgin Islands extends about 76 km north to south across this outline.

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Every round is worth up to 100 points: within 6% of the true size scores 100, half or double scores 45, five times off scores zero. The daily puzzle is the same five for everyone and refreshes at midnight in your time zone; if you want more than five, Size It Up Unlimited draws fresh pairs from the whole library for as long as you like.

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