return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agoGoogle officially changes the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Mapswww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1304cross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.worldactually_infuriating@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
arrow-up1304external-linkGoogle officially changes the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Mapswww.usatoday.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square82fedilinkcross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.worldactually_infuriating@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
minus-squareramjambamalam@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·19 hours 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-squareafronaut@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·13 hours 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?
From the Wikipedia for Gulf of Mexico:
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