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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · DAILY No. 1 · SEPTEMBER 4, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: September 4

The five Geography silhouettes for September 4, 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.

Day 1 ran from the Faroe Islands (104.8 km) to India (3,132 km). The widest gap was round 3, Greenland against Palau, at 5.1×; the closest call was round 5, Sri Lanka against Finland, only 2.6× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Papua New Guinea vs Maine (US state)

    Maine · reference · 488.2 km
    Papua New Guinea · true width · 1,667 km

    3.4× wider than Maine

    Papua New Guinea extends about 1,667 km east to west across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Faroe Islands vs Iowa (US state)

    Iowa · reference · 533.2 km
    Faroe Islands · true height · 104.8 km

    5.1× shorter than Iowa

    Faroe Islands extends about 105 km north to south across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    Greenland vs Palau

    Palau · reference · 520.4 km
    Greenland · true height · 2,655 km

    5.1× taller than Palau

    Greenland extends about 2,655 km north to south across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Kentucky (US state) vs India

    India · reference · 3,132 km
    Kentucky · true width · 675.4 km

    4.6× shorter than India

    Kentucky extends about 675 km east to west across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    Sri Lanka vs Finland

    Finland · reference · 1,136 km
    Sri Lanka · true height · 429.6 km

    2.6× shorter than Finland

    Sri Lanka extends about 430 km north to south across this outline.

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