ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · DAILY No. 44 · OCTOBER 17, 2026
Size It Up Geography answer: October 17
The five Geography silhouettes for October 17, 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 44 ran from Andorra (26.54 km) to South Sudan (1,226 km). The widest gap was round 1, Lake Constance against Lake Eyre, at 3.0×; the closest call was round 5, Malawi against Lake Malawi, only 1.6× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Lake Constance vs Lake Eyre
Lake Eyre · reference · 138.1 km Lake Constance · true width · 46.26 km 3.0× shorter than Lake Eyre
Lake Constance extends about 46 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 2
Andorra vs U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands · reference · 76.06 km Andorra · true width · 26.54 km 2.9× shorter than the U.S. Virgin Islands
Andorra extends about 27 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 3
Moldova vs Iraq
Iraq · reference · 923.7 km Moldova · true height · 337 km 2.7× shorter than Iraq
Moldova extends about 337 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 4
Kansas (US state) vs South Sudan
South Sudan · reference · 1,226 km Kansas · true width · 659.1 km 1.9× shorter than South Sudan
Kansas extends about 659 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 5
Malawi vs Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi · reference · 545.7 km Malawi · true height · 860 km 1.6× taller than Lake Malawi
Malawi extends about 860 km north to south across this outline.
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