President-elect Donald Trump announced this week that the U.S. is going to rename the Gulf of Mexico once he takes office. No, this isn’t an Onion headline. I know. It’s really hard to ...

Retropolis The Gulf of Mexico’s long history of colonization and varying names. Long before Trump expressed interest in a name change, conquerors have battled to claim the wealth of its rich waters.

The Gulf of Mexico has appeared on maps for centuries, but geographic name changes are common throughout history. This name change has an immediate impact on U.S. federal agencies that map or ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced this week that the U.S. is going to rename the Gulf of Mexico once he takes office. No, this isn’t an Onion headline.

Who Owns The Gulf Of Mexico? Despite Trump claiming "we do most of the work there, and it's ours" in reference to the Gulf of Mexico, international waters are not owned by any country. The U.S ...

The gulf's shoreline is about 3,540 miles, more than half of it bordering Mexico's coast, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, although that does not account for the myriad bays and ...

Google Maps changes Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America for U.S. users 00:42. The Gulf of Mexico is now called the Gulf of America for Google Maps users in the United States, keeping with the terms ...

Other countries will see a different name. The name change for the Gulf of Mexico will be reflected in other regions, as well. According to Google, both “applicable names will be shown.” ...

Mr. Trump’s order directs the U.S. secretary of the interior to update the government’s Geographic Names Information System within 30 days, removing all references to the Gulf of Mexico.

President-elect Donald Trump announced this week that the U.S. is going to rename the Gulf of Mexico once he takes office. No, this isn’t an Onion headline. I know. It’s really hard to ...