ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · DAILY No. 45 · OCTOBER 18, 2026
Size It Up Geography answer: October 18
The five Geography silhouettes for October 18, 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 45 ran from Lake Onega (228.1 km) to Colombia (1,853 km). The widest gap was round 1, Fiji against Colombia, at 3.7×; the closest call was round 3, Illinois against Oklahoma, 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
Fiji (main islands) vs Colombia
Colombia · reference · 1,853 km Fiji · true height · 506.7 km 3.7× shorter than Colombia
Fiji extends about 507 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 2
New Caledonia vs Pennsylvania (US state)
Pennsylvania · reference · 494.4 km New Caledonia · true width · 858.3 km 1.7× wider than Pennsylvania
New Caledonia extends about 858 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 3
Illinois (US state) vs Oklahoma (US state)
Oklahoma · reference · 770.7 km Illinois · true height · 616.8 km 1.2× shorter than Oklahoma
Illinois extends about 617 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 4
Oregon (US state) vs Lake Turkana
Lake Turkana · reference · 250 km Oregon · true width · 644.1 km 2.6× wider than Lake Turkana
Oregon extends about 644 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 5
Lake Onega vs Minnesota (US state)
Minnesota · reference · 654.7 km Lake Onega · true height · 228.1 km 2.9× shorter than Minnesota
Lake Onega extends about 228 km north to south across this outline.
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