Since the National Hockey League’s inception in 1917, over 6,800 North American-born players have laced up their skates to compete at hockey’s highest level. The fascinating map above plotting these players’ birthplaces reveals distinct geographical patterns that tell the story of hockey’s roots and evolution across the continent. Canada’s Hockey Dominance The data paints a … Read more
This is an illustrated map of North America and its land borders in the year 1830. During that part of the 19th century, the United States of America only spanned what is today’s central and eastern areas. Canada, meanwhile, was a territory of Britain at the time and wasn’t officially given its name until three … Read more
Shown above is a map of both Canada and the mainland United States corresponding to each country’s population of moose. The green colors represent less of them in a particular area, and the places with “warm” colors (i.e. yellow, orange, and red) have more of these wild animals. The areas marked in red have a … Read more