Florida lawmakers advance proposal to rename Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America"
Three Republican-controlled House and Senate panels gave initial approval to bills aimed at moving to rename the Gulf of ...
Gulf of understanding: The way we see the Earth has never been set in stone
Despite centuries of efforts to map our planet precisely, our view of the world will always be political and imperfect.
The Washington Post10d
Trump wants it known as the Gulf of America. How American is the gulf?
“The whole world would not know what the Gulf Coast was if it ... He’s decided: This version of the map will say “Gulf of ...
Can Trump just order new names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico? A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map
The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...
Gulf of America to South China Sea – how maps name disputed territories
Japan uses the term Sea of Japan to refer to the body of water separating it from the Korean Peninsula; South Korea calls it ...
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MapQuest Just Had The Cheekiest Clapback To The Renaming Of The Gulf Of Mexico, And You Can Make A Map Say Literally Whatever You Want
Remember MapQuest? To me, that name invokes happy memories of printed-out directions in 2006 and playing navigator for my parents from the backseat. Two printed sheets show a list of MapQuest ...
NOLA.com10d
Louisiana state education board adds Gulf of America to social studies standards
In Louisiana, the Jefferson Parish Council voted against adopting the name on district maps ... Gulf of Mexico refers to its ...
Sun Sentinel10d
Florida’s GOP lawmakers back ‘Gulf of America’ change
Three Republican-controlled House and Senate panels gave initial approvals to bills aimed at carrying out President Donald ...
The New York Times24d
Along the Gulf, Residents Wonder: What’s in a Name?
President Trump’s order changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America prompted ... In southernmost Louisiana, where the land on the map looks like grains of rice and okra in a bowl of ...
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Don't like the Gulf of America? MapQuest is allowing users to rename it
Everyone in the rest of the world sees both names.” "MapQuest is NOT renaming the Gulf of Mexico — not because of politics but because we haven’t updated our maps in like 15 years and don ...
In Florida, GOP lawmakers are wading into Donald Trump's Gulf of America
Just weeks after Gov. Ron DeSantis first used the term in a state document, legislation designating the Gulf of America ...