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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · DAILY No. 12 · SEPTEMBER 15, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: September 15

The five Geography silhouettes for September 15, 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 12 ran from Cyprus (159.3 km) to Nigeria (1,306 km). The widest gap was round 2, Equatorial Guinea against Tanzania, at 3.8×; the closest call was round 1, Lake Tanganyika against Uruguay, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Lake Tanganyika vs Uruguay

    Uruguay · reference · 537.4 km
    Lake Tanganyika · true height · 606.4 km

    1.1× taller than Uruguay

    Lake Tanganyika extends about 606 km north to south across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Equatorial Guinea vs Tanzania

    Tanzania · reference · 1,226 km
    Equatorial Guinea · true width · 322.3 km

    3.8× shorter than Tanzania

    Equatorial Guinea extends about 322 km east to west across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    Cyprus vs Lake Kariba

    Lake Kariba · reference · 209.1 km
    Cyprus · true width · 159.3 km

    1.3× shorter than Lake Kariba

    Cyprus extends about 159 km east to west across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Georgia (US state) vs New Caledonia

    New Caledonia · reference · 858.3 km
    Georgia · true height · 515.6 km

    1.7× shorter than New Caledonia

    Georgia extends about 516 km north to south across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    Nigeria vs Timor-Leste

    Timor-Leste · reference · 357.9 km
    Nigeria · true width · 1,306 km

    3.7× wider than Timor-Leste

    Nigeria extends about 1,306 km east to west across this outline.

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