thelandofmaps:

American Agriculture and Coastal Fisheries, 1922 (Pictorial map by Armour & Co.)[2011×1296]
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I was a rhubarb farmer in my youth in Alaska. True story. 

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brucesterling:

*American women dying in Red States.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/04/04/this-map-of-americas-health-is-pretty-terrifying/

Ooof. I don’t think I want to see this one. 

maphugger:

Major Web Companies’ Data Centers (2013)

Click for the fullview.

If you like that linework of the U.S., it’s 100% free to download and use from Project Linework. And, in fact, that was the basic impetus for making this map: just something fun and simple to show off the linework, so it’s not the most earth-shattering in terms of data.

While researching the locations, though, I did come across some neat issues when it comes to the siting of data centers: state governments will give big breaks on property taxes for the luxury of attracting a data center to a rural community, even if the centers themselves produce a noxious amount of noise. Site selectors are also looking for places with lots of cheap, clean electricity, accounting for much of the data centers located in hydropower-rich regions. 

Alaska? Yep. Nope. 

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thelandofmaps:

In light of the recent pipeline burst in Arkansas. Here is the map of oil pipelines in the US (the green line broke in AR) [911x615]
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COME ON. Trans Alaska Pipeline? Anyone?

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tumbledore:

This is a Voronoi decomposition of the Lower 48 states using the state capitals as seeds i.e. US states redrawn for optimal distance to the nearest capital

This map can be forgiven for excluding us because a) it is cool math stuff and b) it actually clarifies that it’s only the lower 48. Very nice. 

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mapsontheweb:

U.S. map in accordance to how often an act of “pride” is committed (610x468)

You don’t’ want to know. 

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upworthy:

The Gay Experimental State Of Your Straight State

OKCupid ran a data analysis on their 4,000,000 users and figured out how bi-curious straight people are from state to state. What’s the state of your state? We are apparently kind of bi here.

[Original by OkCupid. You should really read the whole post because it’s fascinating. Found on KNOWHomo.]

Alaska is 51.7% male. 

fourthsectorconsulting:

Mapping Food Deserts

The USDA has released their Food Access Research Atlas—a tool that lets policymakers, advocates, and community members see where food deserts are located throughout the U.S. Food deserts are areas where people have difficulty accessing fresh, healthy food. 

Yeah, that’d be pretty much all of Alaska. 

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thelandofmaps:

Interstate Highways as State Lines [3088x2208][OC]
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Alaska has interstates!  I mean, we  they carry their local designations - the Glenn, the Parks, the Richardson, Tok Cutoff, Sterling and Alaska highways. But we have them! 

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laughingsquid:

Keep America Beautiful, Jason Mecier Creates Map of the United States Using SXSW Trash

In my time at SXSW I met four other Alaskans - a woman from Eagle River, and the band Portugal.The Man, who hail from Wasilla, AK, just up the road from my mother. 

(via npr)