ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · DAILY No. 47 · OCTOBER 20, 2026
Size It Up Geography answer: October 20
The five Geography silhouettes for October 20, 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 47 ran from Lake Okeechobee (54.63 km) to Chile (4,234 km). The widest gap was round 5, Lake Okeechobee against Lake Ladoga, at 3.8×; the closest call was round 1, Lake Albert against Qatar, 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
Lake Albert vs Qatar
Qatar · reference · 176.6 km Lake Albert · true height · 153.4 km 1.2× shorter than Qatar
Lake Albert extends about 153 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 2
Chile vs Tanzania
Tanzania · reference · 1,226 km Chile · true height · 4,234 km 3.5× taller than Tanzania
Chile extends about 4,234 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 3
Wyoming (US state) vs Afghanistan
Afghanistan · reference · 1,296 km Wyoming · true width · 587 km 2.2× shorter than Afghanistan
Wyoming extends about 587 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 4
New York (US state) vs Wisconsin (US state)
Wisconsin · reference · 509.3 km New York · true width · 657.6 km 1.3× wider than Wisconsin
New York extends about 658 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 5
Lake Okeechobee vs Lake Ladoga
Lake Ladoga · reference · 207.8 km Lake Okeechobee · true height · 54.63 km 3.8× shorter than Lake Ladoga
Lake Okeechobee extends about 55 km north to south across this outline.
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