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 ...
Lester Holt, David Muir & Other TV News Anchors Avoid Saying ‘Gulf of Mexico’ During Astronaut Splashdown
As pointed out by former CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy in Sunday’s edition of his Status newsletter, anchors and reporters ...
USA Today1mon
Don't like the Gulf of America? MapQuest is allowing users to rename it
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 ...
The New York Sun4d
Trump’s Idea for ‘Gulf of America’ Was Set in Motion Nearly Two Decades Ago, Under a Different President
No one needs to know this has come up before. At least right now,' United States Geological Survey researcher says in ...
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Spin Control: Name change for the Gulf of Mexico may take more than Trump’s signature
Different countries have different names for the same body of water all over the world. What American maps call the Gulf of California, Mexico calls the Sea of Cortez. The United Nations Group of ...