ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · DAILY No. 36 · OCTOBER 9, 2026
Size It Up Geography answer: October 9
The five Geography silhouettes for October 9, 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 36 ran from Antigua and Barb. (79.72 km) to Nigeria (1,306 km). The widest gap was round 5, Denmark against Siachen Glacier, at 4.8×; the closest call was round 2, Antigua and Barb. against Qinghai Lake, 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
Great Bear Lake vs Issyk-Kul
Issyk-Kul · reference · 171.1 km Great Bear Lake · true width · 338.5 km 2.0× wider than Issyk-Kul
Great Bear Lake extends about 338 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 2
Antigua and Barb. vs Qinghai Lake
Qinghai Lake · reference · 98.11 km Antigua and Barb. · true height · 79.72 km 1.2× shorter than Qinghai Lake
Antigua and Barb. extends about 80 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 3
Colorado (US state) vs Nigeria
Nigeria · reference · 1,306 km Colorado · true width · 621.9 km 2.1× shorter than Nigeria
Colorado extends about 622 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 4
Panama vs Wisconsin (US state)
Wisconsin · reference · 509.3 km Panama · true width · 641.5 km 1.3× wider than Wisconsin
Panama extends about 642 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 5
Denmark vs Siachen Glacier
Siachen Glacier · reference · 93.46 km Denmark · true width · 444 km 4.8× wider than the Siachen Glacier
Denmark extends about 444 km east to west across this outline.
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