Google caught in crossfire over Gulf of America name change
Google has found itself back in the crosshairs of a geopolitical battle over President Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico ...
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The Gulf of America: A political chess move?
The Gulf of America’s abrupt name change is symbolic of Trump’s larger sweeping out of America’s cupboard. It’s a political chess move that has no easy escape except to just go with it. Will a future ...
From Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, New Amsterdam to New York: The politics behind name changes
Geographical name changes can be a result of a shift in regimes, indigenous movements, decolonisation, or political factors.
As a meteorologist, I couldn’t do my job without maps and names of places. One stands out.
Alonso Álvarez de Pineda made the first map labeling those waters as the Gulf of Mexico in 1519. Before that, you likely ...