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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 26, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: August 26

The five Geography silhouettes for August 26, 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 Cabo Verde (283.5 km) to Nebraska (739.1 km). The widest gap was round 1, Maine against Cabo Verde, at 1.7×; the closest call was round 3, Bahamas against Eritrea, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Maine (US state) vs Cabo Verde

    Cabo Verde · reference · 283.5 km
    Maine · true height · 488.2 km

    1.7× taller than Cabo Verde

    Maine extends about 488 km north to south across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Nebraska (US state) vs New Mexico (US state)

    New Mexico · reference · 632.5 km
    Nebraska · true width · 739.1 km

    1.2× wider than New Mexico

    Nebraska extends about 739 km east to west across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    Bahamas vs Eritrea

    Eritrea · reference · 722.9 km
    Bahamas · true height · 665 km

    1.1× shorter than Eritrea

    Bahamas extends about 665 km north to south across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Uruguay vs Costa Rica

    Costa Rica · reference · 365.9 km
    Uruguay · true height · 537.4 km

    1.5× taller than Costa Rica

    Uruguay extends about 537 km north to south across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US state) vs Tajikistan

    Tajikistan · reference · 678 km
    Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands · true height · 522.7 km

    1.3× shorter than Tajikistan

    Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands extends about 523 km north to south across this outline.

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