ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · DAILY No. 27 · SEPTEMBER 30, 2026
Size It Up Geography answer: September 30
The five Geography silhouettes for September 30, 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 27 ran from Lake Ontario (320.4 km) to Mongolia (2,386 km). The widest gap was round 3, Serbia against Ethiopia, at 3.8×; the closest call was round 4, Iowa against Arkansas, only 1.2× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Lake Ontario vs Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg · reference · 445.9 km Lake Ontario · true width · 320.4 km 1.4× shorter than Lake Winnipeg
Lake Ontario extends about 320 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 2
South Sudan vs Mongolia
Mongolia · reference · 2,386 km South Sudan · true width · 1,226 km 1.9× shorter than Mongolia
South Sudan extends about 1,226 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 3
Serbia vs Ethiopia
Ethiopia · reference · 1,650 km Serbia · true height · 437 km 3.8× shorter than Ethiopia
Serbia extends about 437 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 4
Iowa (US state) vs Arkansas (US state)
Arkansas · reference · 445.6 km Iowa · true width · 533.2 km 1.2× wider than Arkansas
Iowa extends about 533 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 5
Egypt vs Bhutan
Bhutan · reference · 330.7 km Egypt · true width · 1,226 km 3.7× wider than Bhutan
Egypt extends about 1,226 km east to west across this outline.
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