Dominion

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

A dominion was a self-governing country within the British Empire and then the British Commonwealth of Nations, primarily in the first half of the 20th century. The dominions in 1926 were Australia, Canada, the Irish Free State, New Zealand, Newfoundland, and South Africa; in 1947 India and Pakistan, and in 1948 Ceylon. In the years following the Second World War, the British Empire was refashioned into the more modern and post-colonial Commonwealth of Nations, after which the former dominions were often referred to as the Old Commonwealth. This was formalised by the London Declaration, 1949, by which time the dominions had become independent nation states.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Linda Bond

General of The Salvation Army

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Daniel Petrie

Canadian film director (1920-2004)

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Peggy Butts

Canadian Senator (1924–2004)

Hugh MacLennan

Canadian writer (1907–1990)

Doug Sulliman

Canadian ice hockey player

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Kathleen Casey

Canadian politician

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Rodger Cuzner

Canadian politician

Ron James

Canadian comedian

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Ronald Martin

Canadian painter

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Trevor Fahey

Canadian ice hockey player

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Gerard Phalen

Canadian politician (1934–2021)

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Alasdair Graham

Canadian politician (1929–2015)

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Allister MacGillivray

Canadian singer-songwriter

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Andrew Hogan

Canadian politician

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Bruce Allan Clark

Canadian politician

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Dave Amadio

Canadian ice hockey player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Dominion

Economic minerals of Nova Scotia

Harry Piers · 1906

A submission on dominion-provincial relations and the fiscal disabilities of Nova Scotia within the Canadian federation

Nova Scotia. · 1934

The land of Evangeline, Nova Scotia

Dominion Atlantic Railway · 1925

Highlights of Nova Scotia history

Dominion Atlantic Railway. · 1936

Summer homes in Nova Scotia

Dominion Atlantic Railway · 1907

Census of Canada, 1941

Canada. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. · 1941

Census of Canada, 1951

Canada. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. · 1951

Hunting and fishing in Nova Scotia

Dominion Atlantic Railway · 1920

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Woodland Pool Mosquito

Aedes canadensis

Seen 2026-09-23

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

Seen 2026-09-23

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Seen 2026-09-23

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Seen 2026-09-23

Bull Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Seen 2026-09-23

rugosa rose

Rosa rugosa

Seen 2026-09-23

Savannah Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis

Seen 2026-09-23

European Green Crab

Carcinus maenas

Seen 2026-09-23

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Seen 2026-09-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).