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 – ...
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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 ...
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.
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 the East Sea. In 2024, Netflix acknowledged that it had “mislabeled” the ...
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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 Sentinel13d
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 Times27d
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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‘Gulf of America’ arrives on Google Maps
LOS ANGELES — The body of water formerly known in the United States as the Gulf of Mexico is now listed for U.S.-based users of Google Maps as the Gulf of America. The change follows an ...
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'Gulf of $7 eggs.' MapQuest users are picking their own names for the Gulf of Mexico
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 ...
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Florida lawmakers advance proposal to rename Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America"
Florida lawmakers took the first steps Tuesday to wipe away the Gulf of Mexico from ... Trump's move to rename the Gulf of Mexico, which first appeared on Spanish maps in the mid-1500s, as the ...