ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · DAILY No. 48 · OCTOBER 21, 2026
Size It Up Geography answer: October 21
The five Geography silhouettes for October 21, 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 48 ran from Saint Kitts and Nevis (33.59 km) to Mozambique (1,820 km). The widest gap was round 1, North Carolina against Mozambique, at 2.3×; the closest call was round 5, Portugal against Pennsylvania, 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
North Carolina (US state) vs Mozambique
Mozambique · reference · 1,820 km North Carolina · true width · 804.4 km 2.3× shorter than Mozambique
North Carolina extends about 804 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 2
Mauritius vs Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis · reference · 33.59 km Mauritius · true height · 58.3 km 1.7× taller than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Mauritius extends about 58 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 3
Somaliland vs Slovakia
Slovakia · reference · 415.8 km Somaliland · true width · 687.7 km 1.7× wider than Slovakia
Somaliland extends about 688 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 4
Lake Tanganyika vs Latvia
Latvia · reference · 443.6 km Lake Tanganyika · true height · 606.4 km 1.4× taller than Latvia
Lake Tanganyika extends about 606 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 5
Portugal (mainland) vs Pennsylvania (US state)
Pennsylvania · reference · 494.4 km Portugal · true height · 570.6 km 1.2× taller than Pennsylvania
Portugal extends about 571 km north to south across this outline.
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