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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · DAILY No. 9 · SEPTEMBER 12, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: September 12

The five Geography silhouettes for September 12, 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 9 ran from Dominica (45.17 km) to New Zealand (1,440 km). The widest gap was round 5, Lake Onega against Dominica, at 5.0×; the closest call was round 3, Arkansas against Lake Michigan, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Greece vs Spain (mainland and Balearics)

    Spain · reference · 1,133 km
    Greece · true height · 760.4 km

    1.5× shorter than Spain

    Greece extends about 760 km north to south across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Rwanda vs Cabo Verde

    Cabo Verde · reference · 283.5 km
    Rwanda · true width · 224.4 km

    1.3× shorter than Cabo Verde

    Rwanda extends about 224 km east to west across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    Arkansas (US state) vs Lake Michigan

    Lake Michigan · reference · 498 km
    Arkansas · true width · 445.6 km

    1.1× shorter than Lake Michigan

    Arkansas extends about 446 km east to west across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Bhutan vs New Zealand (main islands)

    New Zealand · reference · 1,440 km
    Bhutan · true width · 330.7 km

    4.4× shorter than New Zealand

    Bhutan extends about 331 km east to west across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    Lake Onega vs Dominica

    Dominica · reference · 45.17 km
    Lake Onega · true height · 228.1 km

    5.0× taller than Dominica

    Lake Onega extends about 228 km north to south across this outline.

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