ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · DAILY No. 22 · SEPTEMBER 25, 2026
Size It Up Geography answer: September 25
The five Geography silhouettes for September 25, 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 22 ran from Lake Chad (52.42 km) to Lake Superior (592.2 km). The widest gap was round 3, New Jersey against Qinghai Lake, at 2.8×; the closest call was round 4, Lake Superior against Mississippi, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Israel vs North Korea
North Korea · reference · 589 km Israel · true height · 440.1 km 1.3× shorter than North Korea
Israel extends about 440 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 2
Eswatini vs Lake Nicaragua
Lake Nicaragua · reference · 124.8 km Eswatini · true height · 174.3 km 1.4× taller than Lake Nicaragua
Eswatini extends about 174 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 3
New Jersey (US state) vs Qinghai Lake
Qinghai Lake · reference · 98.11 km New Jersey · true height · 270.1 km 2.8× taller than Qinghai Lake
New Jersey extends about 270 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 4
Lake Superior vs Mississippi (US state)
Mississippi · reference · 536.3 km Lake Superior · true width · 592.2 km 1.1× wider than Mississippi
Lake Superior extends about 592 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 5
U.S. Virgin Islands vs Lake Chad
Lake Chad · reference · 52.42 km U.S. Virgin Islands · true height · 76.06 km 1.5× taller than Lake Chad
U.S. Virgin Islands extends about 76 km north to south across this outline.
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