How do place names get made and then changed? There’s a process. But it involves people as well as bureaucracy, so it’s not ...

President Donald Trump’s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” exemplifies a focus on symbolic gestures rather than addressing significant global challenges.

The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the ...

Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on ... Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share ...

The display map for the Gazetteer application ... possibly the first official use of the new name in the country. Can Trump change the name from Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America?

used "Gulf of Mexico" on his map "View of Entire Route of Sir Francis Drake's West Indian Voyage." A 1630 map called the body of water "Gulf of New Spain." The Spanish name evolved into Seno Mexicano.

19th-century map showing the immense territory that previously belonged to Mexico, including what are today roughly the U.S. states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. Changes ...

It's official: The Gulf of Mexico is no more (at least in the ... on social media an official U.S. Geological Survey map image showing the new name. While some U.S agencies immediately began ...

President-elect Trump is set to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali as part ... a spokesperson for the Trump-Vance transition team, shared a New York Post report on Trump’s plans to ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America ... which is owned by Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google, will make a similar ...