Mystery AtlasCanada
The country from whose western and central provinces the 1913 Great Meteor Procession was first observed, and where Clarence Chant collected the eyewitness reports that formed the basis of his scientific analysis of the event.
This is a knowledge-graph entry: what our data records about Canada and how it connects to the rest of the atlas. It does not have a full article of its own yet.
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Events
Canada was the site of Franklin Expedition — Both ships became icebound off King William Island in what is now Nunavut, Canada, and the survivors' final march took place along the island and adjacent mainland coast.
- 1913 Great Meteor Procession9 February 1913
Canada was the site of 1913 Great Meteor Procession.
- Philip Experiment1972-73
Canada was the site of Philip Experiment.
Places
Canada contains Falcon Lake, Manitoba.
Organisations & Programmes
Canada contains University of Toronto.
Canada is associated with Hudson's Bay Company — Chartered in 1670 and historically central to the fur trade across northern Canada, though the Baychimo herself was registered out of Ardrossan, Scotland.
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What Happened to the Franklin Expedition?
In 1845, Sir John Franklin's Arctic expedition vanished with 129 men, and modern DNA and wreck evidence now shows what happened.
Did the Philip Experiment Create a Ghost From Scratch?
A Toronto group invented a fictional ghost, then got their séance table to rap out answers as him. What the Philip Experiment actually showed.
What Darkened the Sky on New England's Dark Day of 1780?
What caused New England's Dark Day of 19 May 1780, why contemporaries feared Judgment Day, and how a 2007-08 tree-ring study finally identified the cause.
What Flew Over Earth in the Great Meteor Procession of 1913?
On 9 February 1913, dozens of fireballs crossed 11,000+ km of sky from Canada to Brazil. Astronomers still debate where they came from.