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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 28, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: August 28

The five Geography silhouettes for August 28, 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 Guam (40.73 km) to Nepal (797.9 km). The widest gap was round 1, Guam against Bahamas, at 16×; the closest call was round 5, Cambodia against Iowa, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Guam vs Bahamas

    Bahamas · reference · 665 km
    Guam · true height · 40.73 km

    16× shorter than the Bahamas

    Guam extends about 41 km north to south across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs Siachen Glacier

    Siachen Glacier · reference · 93.46 km
    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · true height · 73.93 km

    1.3× shorter than the Siachen Glacier

    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines extends about 74 km north to south across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    Nevada (US state) vs New Jersey (US state)

    New Jersey · reference · 270.1 km
    Nevada · true height · 780.9 km

    2.9× taller than New Jersey

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

  4. ROUND 4

    Rhode Island (US state) vs Nepal

    Nepal · reference · 797.9 km
    Rhode Island · true height · 96.49 km

    8.3× shorter than Nepal

    Rhode Island extends about 96 km north to south across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    Cambodia vs Iowa (US state)

    Iowa · reference · 533.2 km
    Cambodia · true width · 571.8 km

    1.1× wider than Iowa

    Cambodia extends about 572 km east to west 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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