ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · DAILY No. 53 · OCTOBER 26, 2026
Size It Up Geography answer: October 26
The five Geography silhouettes for October 26, 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 53 ran from Lake Chad (52.42 km) to Montana (916.3 km). The widest gap was round 4, Lake Chad against São Tomé and Principe, at 3.5×; the closest call was round 3, Poland against Cambodia, 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
Togo vs Montana (US state)
Montana · reference · 916.3 km Togo · true height · 559.2 km 1.6× shorter than Montana
Togo extends about 559 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 2
Wisconsin (US state) vs Somaliland
Somaliland · reference · 687.7 km Wisconsin · true height · 509.3 km 1.4× shorter than Somaliland
Wisconsin extends about 509 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 3
Poland vs Cambodia
Cambodia · reference · 571.8 km Poland · true width · 684.7 km 1.2× wider than Cambodia
Poland extends about 685 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 4
Lake Chad vs São Tomé and Principe
São Tomé and Principe · reference · 183.6 km Lake Chad · true width · 52.42 km 3.5× shorter than São Tomé and Principe
Lake Chad extends about 52 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 5
Netherlands (European Netherlands) vs Jordan
Jordan · reference · 466.5 km Netherlands · true height · 320.3 km 1.5× shorter than Jordan
Netherlands extends about 320 km north to south across this outline.
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