ALL ANSWERS · GEOGRAPHY · DAILY No. 54 · OCTOBER 27, 2026
Size It Up Geography answer: October 27
The five Geography silhouettes for October 27, 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 54 ran from Vermont (254.9 km) to Mali (1,766 km). The widest gap was round 1, Mali against Arkansas, at 4.0×; the closest call was round 3, Angola against Cuba, only 1.4× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Mali vs Arkansas (US state)
Arkansas · reference · 445.6 km Mali · true width · 1,766 km 4.0× wider than Arkansas
Mali extends about 1,766 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 2
Vermont (US state) vs Liberia
Liberia · reference · 465.3 km Vermont · true height · 254.9 km 1.8× shorter than Liberia
Vermont extends about 255 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 3
Angola vs Cuba
Cuba · reference · 1,115 km Angola · true height · 1,510 km 1.4× taller than Cuba
Angola extends about 1,510 km north to south across this outline.
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ROUND 4
Niger vs Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan · reference · 498 km Niger · true width · 1,679 km 3.4× wider than Lake Michigan
Niger extends about 1,679 km east to west across this outline.
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ROUND 5
Great Slave Lake vs Oregon (US state)
Oregon · reference · 644.1 km Great Slave Lake · true width · 454.2 km 1.4× shorter than Oregon
Great Slave Lake extends about 454 km east to west across this outline.
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