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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · DAILY No. 14 · SEPTEMBER 17, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: September 17

The five Geography silhouettes for September 17, 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 14 ran from Lake Titicaca (153.3 km) to Chad (1,776 km). The widest gap was round 1, Lake Titicaca against Sri Lanka, at 2.8×; the closest call was round 2, Mali against Yemen, only 1.4× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Lake Titicaca vs Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka · reference · 429.6 km
    Lake Titicaca · true width · 153.3 km

    2.8× shorter than Sri Lanka

    Lake Titicaca extends about 153 km east to west across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Mali vs Yemen

    Yemen · reference · 1,292 km
    Mali · true width · 1,766 km

    1.4× wider than Yemen

    Mali extends about 1,766 km east to west across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    Macedonia vs Massachusetts (US state)

    Massachusetts · reference · 296.2 km
    Macedonia · true width · 212.5 km

    1.4× shorter than Massachusetts

    Macedonia extends about 212 km east to west across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Missouri (US state) vs Ohio (US state)

    Ohio · reference · 399.7 km
    Missouri · true width · 578.1 km

    1.4× wider than Ohio

    Missouri extends about 578 km east to west across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    Laos vs Chad

    Chad · reference · 1,776 km
    Laos · true height · 953.2 km

    1.9× shorter than Chad

    Laos extends about 953 km north to south across this outline.

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