If We’re Renaming the Gulf of Mexico, Let’s Consider All Our Options
Still, if we do want to rename the Gulf of Mexico, our best bet would be to give it a name that sounds so indisputably cool that everyone would agree, territorial issues aside, that’s just a darn good name for the thing. In the interest of global harmony, here are some suggestions for what to call the Gulf of Mexico going forward.
US Google Maps Users to See 'Gulf of America' Instead of 'Gulf of Mexico'
"As directed by the President, the Gulf of Mexico will now officially be known as the Gulf of America," the Interior Department stated in a statement last week. Google responded by noting that the change complies with its longstanding policy of aligning map labeling with updates in official government databases.
‘Efforts already underway' to implement renaming of Denali, Gulf of Mexico
The Department of the Interior says they're moving quickly to implement President Donald Trump's executive order to rename Mount Denali and the Gulf of Mexico.
Google says Gulf of Mexico will change to Gulf of America in Maps app: Here's how
Google said the name changes, which also includes using Mount McKinley, will happen when Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is updated.
When will Google Maps replace 'Gulf of Mexico' with 'Gulf of America'?
Google Maps users in the U.S. will see the names Gulf of America and Mount McKinley on the navigation app following President Donald Trump's executive order to rename them. Google said in a statement on X Monday that it will update to reflect the new names once they are finalized by the U.
Trump vows to change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America during inauguration speech
During his inauguration speech Monday, President Donald Trump repeated his promise to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. "A short time from now we are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America," Trump said, during a description of his plans for his first actions as the 47th president.
Trump renames Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. But is it really that easy?
President Donald Trump is renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. But how will that change go into effect – and will everyone call it that?
Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of America? Google Maps and contentious geography
Google announced on Monday that its online mapping platform, Google Maps, will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for users in the US. Additionally, Google Maps will change the name of North America’s tallest peak,
Yes, really, it’s going to be called the Gulf of America
In most cases, such name changes are reviewed by a Department of Interior panel known as the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
The Gulf of Mexico is now Gulf of America. What are some other notable location name changes?
The Gulf of Mexico is now officially the Gulf of America in the U.S. It is far from the first time a landform or town has changed names.
Mexico's president responds to 'Gulf of America'
The battle over the Gulf of Mexico continues with Mexico’s president sending a letter to Google contesting its decision to comply with President Donald Trump's order to change the name to Gulf of America.
Google to change map names for Gulf of Mexico and Denali when US updates them based on Trump order
Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on ...
What's in the Gulf of Mexico? Meet its 'Hot Tub of Despair' and ancient corals.
You might be hearing about the gulf off the coast of the U.S. and Mexico. Here's what to know about the body of water the ...
President Trump renames Gulf of Mexico, changes Denali back to Mount McKinley on first day
President Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and the Alaska mountain Denali to Mount McKinley.
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Trump signs executive order to rename Gulf of Mexico, Denali
The only exceptions are Texas and the west coast of Florida, where State jurisdiction extends from the coastline to no more than 3 marine leagues into the Gulf of Mexico.
Who has a larger percentage of the ‘Gulf of Mexico’, the United States or Mexico?
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico has protested Google’s decision to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico as Trump has ...
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Hundreds of oil leases in the Gulf are sitting idle. Why is Trump calling for more?
Despite President Donald Trump’s calls to “drill, baby, drill,” many oil companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico will ...
‘The Gulf of America’? Here’s What Mexicans and Cubans Think.
Following President Trump’s order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, at least in the United States, Mexicans and Cubans expressed ...