TV News Orgs Avoid Saying ‘Gulf of Mexico’ During Astronaut Splashdown, Transcript Review Shows
No TV news anchors or reporters used the term “Gulf of Mexico” – at least not on purpose – while covering the safe splashdown ...
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 – ...
The Washington Post13d
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.
The Courier-Journal28d
'Gulf of $7 eggs.' MapQuest users are picking their own names for the Gulf of Mexico
MapQuest has not yet updated its map to reflect ... Everyone in the rest of the world sees both names.” "MapQuest is NOT renaming the Gulf of Mexico — not because of politics but because ...
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 ...
Washington Examiner25d
Mapquest trolls Trump with ‘name your own gulf’ website
Mapquest is the latest to pipe in on the debate about whether to keep the Gulf of Mexico name or use the new ... The “Gulf of Map Explorer” offers users name suggestions that include ...
Education Week20d
Gulf of America or Gulf of Mexico? How Teachers Are Handling Trump’s Name Change
No one blinked or said anything about me saying ‘Gulf of Mexico’ when reviewing the map. Did we change it to ... We live in a changing world. That's a lesson unto itself.
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 ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana21d
‘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 ...