ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · DAILY No. 23 · SEPTEMBER 26, 2026
Size It Up Geography answer: September 26
The five Geography silhouettes for September 26, 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 23 ran from Connecticut (161.8 km) to South Africa (1,616 km). The widest gap was round 5, Great Slave Lake against South Africa, at 3.6×; the closest call was round 3, Arizona against Guatemala, only 1.4× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Bahamas vs Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan · reference · 1,437 km Bahamas · true height · 665 km 2.2× shorter than Uzbekistan
Bahamas extends about 665 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 2
Connecticut (US state) vs Belize
Belize · reference · 288.4 km Connecticut · true width · 161.8 km 1.8× shorter than Belize
Connecticut extends about 162 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 3
Arizona (US state) vs Guatemala
Guatemala · reference · 454 km Arizona · true height · 633 km 1.4× taller than Guatemala
Arizona extends about 633 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 4
Lithuania vs Utah (US state)
Utah · reference · 557.7 km Lithuania · true width · 372 km 1.5× shorter than Utah
Lithuania extends about 372 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 5
Great Slave Lake vs South Africa (mainland)
South Africa · reference · 1,616 km Great Slave Lake · true width · 454.2 km 3.6× shorter than South Africa
Great Slave Lake extends about 454 km east to west across this outline.
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