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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 5, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: August 5

The five Geography silhouettes for August 5, 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 Isle of Man (38.8 km) to India (3,132 km). The widest gap was round 1, Isle of Man against Yemen, at 33×; the closest call was round 2, Cuba against Iceland, only 2.2× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Isle of Man vs Yemen

    Yemen · reference · 1,292 km
    Isle of Man · true height · 38.8 km

    33× shorter than Yemen

    Isle of Man extends about 39 km north to south across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Cuba vs Iceland

    Iceland · reference · 506.2 km
    Cuba · true width · 1,115 km

    2.2× wider than Iceland

    Cuba extends about 1,115 km east to west across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    India vs Nepal

    Nepal · reference · 797.9 km
    India · true height · 3,132 km

    3.9× taller than Nepal

    India extends about 3,132 km north to south across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Oklahoma (US state) vs Saint Lucia

    Saint Lucia · reference · 41.89 km
    Oklahoma · true width · 770.7 km

    18× wider than Saint Lucia

    Oklahoma extends about 771 km east to west across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    North Korea vs Namibia

    Namibia · reference · 1,435 km
    North Korea · true height · 589 km

    2.4× shorter than Namibia

    North Korea extends about 589 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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