ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · DAILY No. 50 · OCTOBER 23, 2026
Size It Up Geography answer: October 23
The five Geography silhouettes for October 23, 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 50 ran from Lake Geneva (56.85 km) to Sweden (1,524 km). The widest gap was round 1, Djibouti against Minnesota, at 3.3×; the closest call was round 3, Ireland against Puerto Rico, only 1.5× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Djibouti vs Minnesota (US state)
Minnesota · reference · 654.7 km Djibouti · true height · 196.5 km 3.3× shorter than Minnesota
Djibouti extends about 197 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 2
Sweden vs Wyoming (US state)
Wyoming · reference · 587 km Sweden · true height · 1,524 km 2.6× taller than Wyoming
Sweden extends about 1,524 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 3
Ireland vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · reference · 279.3 km Ireland · true height · 431.9 km 1.5× taller than Puerto Rico
Ireland extends about 432 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 4
Lake Tana vs Kosovo
Kosovo · reference · 156.5 km Lake Tana · true height · 74.65 km 2.1× shorter than Kosovo
Lake Tana extends about 75 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 5
Delaware (US state) vs Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva · reference · 56.85 km Delaware · true height · 154.2 km 2.7× taller than Lake Geneva
Delaware extends about 154 km north to south across this outline.
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