A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map.
President Donald Trump issued an executive order changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
The executive order will direct the secretary of the interior to change the name to "Gulf of America” for use on official maps and throughout the federal government, according to the New York Post, which first reported the news. Trump has nominated Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to the Department of Interior.
The Department of the Interior says they're moving quickly to implement President Donald Trump's executive order to rename Mount Denali and the Gulf of Mexico.
President Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and the Alaska mountain Denali to Mount McKinley. What you need to know.
President Donald Trump on his first day in office signed an executive order calling for the Gulf of Mexico ... within the United States. The Office of the Secretary of the Interior does have ...
In a statement explaining its decision, the AP said Trump has the authority to change the mountain’s name, but the gulf is a global name
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday addressed an executive order by President Donald Trump that renames the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. Trump filed the executive order ...
Usually, renaming a place starts locally. The people in the state or county propose a name change and gather support. The process in each state is different.
The Trump administration has officially implemented name changes for Alaska's Mount Denali and the Gulf of Mexico, as requested by the new president.
America's Department of the Interior has said that the controversial name change is to 'honor the legacy of American greatness'