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ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · DAILY No. 17 · SEPTEMBER 20, 2026

Size It Up Geography answer: September 20

The five Geography silhouettes for September 20, 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 17 ran from Lake Nicaragua (124.8 km) to Vietnam (1,641 km). The widest gap was round 5, Lake Nicaragua against Ireland, at 3.5×; the closest call was round 3, Guatemala against South Korea, only 1.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.

  1. ROUND 1

    Vanuatu vs Haiti

    Haiti · reference · 298.4 km
    Vanuatu · true height · 727.5 km

    2.4× taller than Haiti

    Vanuatu extends about 727 km north to south across this outline.

  2. ROUND 2

    Samoa vs Croatia

    Croatia · reference · 460 km
    Samoa · true width · 143.5 km

    3.2× shorter than Croatia

    Samoa extends about 143 km east to west across this outline.

  3. ROUND 3

    Guatemala vs South Korea

    South Korea · reference · 601.8 km
    Guatemala · true height · 454 km

    1.3× shorter than South Korea

    Guatemala extends about 454 km north to south across this outline.

  4. ROUND 4

    North Carolina (US state) vs Vietnam

    Vietnam · reference · 1,641 km
    North Carolina · true width · 804.4 km

    2.0× shorter than Vietnam

    North Carolina extends about 804 km east to west across this outline.

  5. ROUND 5

    Lake Nicaragua vs Ireland

    Ireland · reference · 431.9 km
    Lake Nicaragua · true width · 124.8 km

    3.5× shorter than Ireland

    Lake Nicaragua extends about 125 km east to west across this outline.

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