Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Google Maps will rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America in US
The Gulf of Mexico is bounded on the northeast, north, and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, and on the southwest and south by Mexico, and the length of each coastline is about the same. The name the Gulf of Mexico appeared on world maps in the 16th century and has been used so commonly until last month when the US President ordered to rename it to the Gulf of America in US government documents. Though the name change is mandated in the US only, it will be shown on popular Google Maps for US users. Disputes over geographical naming aren’t limited to the US and Mexico. The name Sea of Japan predominantly appears on world and regional maps but both Koreas insist it be called the (Korean) East Sea.
Another name change the administration has made is Mount Denali in Alaska, the highest mountain in North America. It had been called Denali by the native Alaskans until it was renamed McKinley after the 25th President of the US in 1917. Then the original name was restored in 2015 by then President Barack Obama. Now, it is called McKinley again, at least officially.
In fact, one place is often called differently over time or by country. For example, Mount Everest is called Chomolungma in Tibet and Sagarmath in Nepal. Also, Mumbai, India used to be called Bombay until 1995. Will there be more name changes in the next four years in the US?
Read the article and learn about the recent name changes on the US map.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8634nwxd46o
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