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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · PRE-LAUNCH · AUGUST 30, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: August 30

The five Geography silhouettes for August 30, 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 British Indian Ocean Territory (23.74 km) to Somalia (1,523 km). The widest gap was round 2, Vermont against Somalia, at 6.0×; the closest call was round 1, Congo against Bahamas, only 1.5× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Congo vs Bahamas

    Bahamas · reference · 665 km
    Congo · true height · 966.9 km

    1.5× taller than the Bahamas

    Congo extends about 967 km north to south across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Vermont (US state) vs Somalia

    Somalia · reference · 1,523 km
    Vermont · true height · 254.9 km

    6.0× shorter than Somalia

    Vermont extends about 255 km north to south across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    British Indian Ocean Territory vs Turks and Caicos Islands

    Turks and Caicos Islands · reference · 72.85 km
    British Indian Ocean Territory · true height · 23.74 km

    3.1× shorter than the Turks and Caicos Islands

    British Indian Ocean Territory extends about 24 km north to south across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Tajikistan vs Connecticut (US state)

    Connecticut · reference · 161.8 km
    Tajikistan · true width · 678 km

    4.2× wider than Connecticut

    Tajikistan extends about 678 km east to west across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    Åland vs Lebanon

    Lebanon · reference · 178.3 km
    Åland · true width · 60.67 km

    2.9× shorter than Lebanon

    Åland extends about 61 km east to west across this outline.

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