return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoGoogle officially changes the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Mapswww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square106linkfedilinkarrow-up1359arrow-down125cross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.worldactually_infuriating@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
arrow-up1334arrow-down1external-linkGoogle officially changes the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Mapswww.usatoday.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square106linkfedilinkcross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.worldactually_infuriating@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
minus-squareramjambamalam@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·6 months ago The change reflects Google’s policy of adhering to official government names for geographical locations. OK, so why am I seeing Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America) from Canada?
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·6 months agoIf Justin Trudeau gets active on this, you can probably get it to Gulf of Canada (Gulf of Mexico) (Gulf of America).
minus-squareafronaut@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 months agoFrom the Wikipedia for Gulf of Mexico: While the Interior Department confirmed that the Gulf of America name was effective for U.S. federal agencies, on January 24, the change does not apply in an international context.
OK, so why am I seeing Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America) from Canada?
If Justin Trudeau gets active on this, you can probably get it to Gulf of Canada (Gulf of Mexico) (Gulf of America).
From the Wikipedia for Gulf of Mexico: