ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · DAILY No. 31 · OCTOBER 4, 2026
Size It Up Geography answer: October 4
The five Geography silhouettes for October 4, 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 31 ran from Lake Kariba (209.1 km) to Iran (1,774 km). The widest gap was round 5, Hawaii against Iran, at 3.1×; the closest call was round 3, Lake Baikal against Gambia, only 1.5× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Lake Kariba vs Albania
Albania · reference · 333 km Lake Kariba · true width · 209.1 km 1.6× shorter than Albania
Lake Kariba extends about 209 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 2
United Arab Emirates vs Botswana
Botswana · reference · 1,010 km United Arab Emirates · true width · 487.4 km 2.1× shorter than Botswana
United Arab Emirates extends about 487 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 3
Lake Baikal vs Gambia
Gambia · reference · 324.4 km Lake Baikal · true height · 475.3 km 1.5× taller than the Gambia
Lake Baikal extends about 475 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 4
Austria vs Macedonia
Macedonia · reference · 212.5 km Austria · true width · 571.6 km 2.7× wider than Macedonia
Austria extends about 572 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 5
Hawaii (US state) vs Iran
Iran · reference · 1,774 km Hawaii · true width · 564.1 km 3.1× shorter than Iran
Hawaii extends about 564 km east to west across this outline.
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