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Gulf of Mexico vs. Gulf of America: How digital maps display disputed names

After U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America in January, some digital maps quickly made the change, at least for American users. “People ...
Yahoo

Proposed Gulf of Mexico Map Stirs Controversy

What’s in a name? How much does changing the name of a body of water really matter? These are the questions that irked U.S.-based cartographer Michael Hermann when President Donald Trump renamed the ...
The Courier-Journal

'Gulf of $7 eggs.' MapQuest users are picking their own names for the Gulf of Mexico

Google, Apple and Bing Maps have changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America following an executive order from President Trump. MapQuest has not yet updated its map to reflect Trump's order. In ...
Yahoo

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 driving ...
Daily Reporter

Bristling at ‘Gulf of Mexico’ name change on maps, Mexico says it might sue Google

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that her government would’t rule out filing a civil lawsuit against Google if it maintains its stance of calling the stretch of sea ...
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'We have most of the frontage': Trump reveals he can't read maps, believes the US owns 92% of the 'Gulf of America' coastline

During his remarks to military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico several weeks ago in late September, Donald Trump ranted ...
Newsday

Bristling at 'Gulf of Mexico' name change on maps, Mexico says it might sue Google

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that her government wouldn't rule out filing a civil lawsuit against Google if it maintains its stance of calling the stretch of sea ...