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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 17, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: August 17

The five Geography silhouettes for August 17, 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 American Samoa (153.2 km) to Alaska (3,657 km). The widest gap was round 1, Alaska against American Samoa, at 24×; the closest call was round 2, Fiji against Pakistan, only 1.5× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Alaska (US state) vs American Samoa (US state)

    American Samoa · reference · 153.2 km
    Alaska · true width · 3,657 km

    24× wider than American Samoa

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

  2. ROUND 2

    Fiji vs Pakistan

    Pakistan · reference · 1,519 km
    Fiji · true height · 1,030 km

    1.5× shorter than Pakistan

    Fiji extends about 1,030 km north to south across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    Jordan vs Connecticut (US state)

    Connecticut · reference · 161.8 km
    Jordan · true height · 466.5 km

    2.9× taller than Connecticut

    Jordan extends about 467 km north to south across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Nevada (US state) vs West Virginia (US state)

    West Virginia · reference · 425.8 km
    Nevada · true height · 780.9 km

    1.8× taller than West Virginia

    Nevada extends about 781 km north to south across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    Sweden vs El Salvador

    El Salvador · reference · 258.1 km
    Sweden · true height · 1,524 km

    5.9× taller than El Salvador

    Sweden extends about 1,524 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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