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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · DAILY No. 16 · SEPTEMBER 19, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: September 19

The five Geography silhouettes for September 19, 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 16 ran from Tonlé Sap (96.67 km) to Finland (1,136 km). The widest gap was round 2, Tonlé Sap against Guinea-Bissau, at 3.4×; the closest call was round 4, Kentucky against Mississippi, only 1.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Sierra Leone vs Great Salt Lake

    Great Salt Lake · reference · 107.7 km
    Sierra Leone · true height · 343.6 km

    3.2× taller than the Great Salt Lake

    Sierra Leone extends about 344 km north to south across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Tonlé Sap vs Guinea-Bissau

    Guinea-Bissau · reference · 330 km
    Tonlé Sap · true width · 96.67 km

    3.4× shorter than Guinea-Bissau

    Tonlé Sap extends about 97 km east to west across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    New York (US state) vs Finland

    Finland · reference · 1,136 km
    New York · true width · 657.6 km

    1.7× shorter than Finland

    New York extends about 658 km east to west across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    Kentucky (US state) vs Mississippi (US state)

    Mississippi · reference · 536.3 km
    Kentucky · true width · 675.4 km

    1.3× wider than Mississippi

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

  5. ROUND 5

    Lake Winnipeg vs Lake Turkana

    Lake Turkana · reference · 250 km
    Lake Winnipeg · true height · 445.9 km

    1.8× taller than Lake Turkana

    Lake Winnipeg extends about 446 km north to south across this outline.

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