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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 18, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: August 18

The five Geography silhouettes for August 18, 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 Haiti (298.4 km) to Canada (5,431 km). The widest gap was round 3, Burkina Faso against Canada, at 6.3×; the closest call was round 1, Denmark against South Carolina, only 1.0× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Denmark vs South Carolina (US state)

    South Carolina · reference · 441.7 km
    Denmark · true width · 444 km

    1.0× wider than South Carolina

    Denmark extends about 444 km east to west across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Czech Republic vs Gambia

    Gambia · reference · 324.4 km
    Czech Republic · true width · 483 km

    1.5× wider than the Gambia

    Czech Republic extends about 483 km east to west across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    Burkina Faso vs Canada

    Canada · reference · 5,431 km
    Burkina Faso · true width · 863.1 km

    6.3× shorter than Canada

    Burkina Faso extends about 863 km east to west across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Cuba vs Haiti

    Haiti · reference · 298.4 km
    Cuba · true width · 1,115 km

    3.7× wider than Haiti

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

  5. ROUND 5

    Wisconsin (US state) vs Iceland

    Iceland · reference · 506.2 km
    Wisconsin · true height · 509.3 km

    1.0× taller than Iceland

    Wisconsin extends about 509 km north to south across this outline.

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