ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · DAILY No. 30 · OCTOBER 3, 2026
Size It Up Geography answer: October 3
The five Geography silhouettes for October 3, 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 30 ran from Andorra (26.54 km) to Norway (1,510 km). The widest gap was round 5, El Salvador against United Kingdom, at 4.7×; the closest call was round 4, Washington against Netherlands, only 1.8× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
IJsselmeer vs Andorra
Andorra · reference · 26.54 km IJsselmeer · true height · 90.37 km 3.4× taller than Andorra
IJsselmeer extends about 90 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 2
Turks and Caicos Islands vs Lake Onega
Lake Onega · reference · 228.1 km Turks and Caicos Islands · true width · 72.85 km 3.1× shorter than Lake Onega
Turks and Caicos Islands extends about 73 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 3
Norway (mainland) vs Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan · reference · 498 km Norway · true height · 1,510 km 3.0× taller than Lake Michigan
Norway extends about 1,510 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 4
Washington (US state) vs Netherlands (European Netherlands)
Netherlands · reference · 320.3 km Washington · true width · 590.5 km 1.8× wider than the Netherlands
Washington extends about 590 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 5
El Salvador vs United Kingdom
United Kingdom · reference · 1,200 km El Salvador · true width · 258.1 km 4.7× shorter than the United Kingdom
El Salvador extends about 258 km east to west across this outline.
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