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Google officially changes the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Maps (www.usatoday.com)

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 14 hours ago (5 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago

From 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.

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