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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: gulf of america
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 07:34:32 -0000 (UTC)
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badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
> Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote:
>> badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Jörg Lorenz wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 11.02.25 15:34, Rick wrote:
>>>>> On 2/11/2025 8:17 AM, badgolferman wrote:
>>>>>> The change follows an executive order by US President Donald
>>>>>> Trump  renaming the area. Google has previously said it has “a
>>>>>> longstanding  practice of applying name changes when they have
>>>>>> been updated in  official government sources.”
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/11/business/trump-gulf-of-america-google-maps-hnk-intl/index.html
>>>>>> 
>>>>> I believe the legislation has 30 days to take effect.
>>>> 
>>>> Bullshit! The Trumpistan executive bodies have no direct say in such
>>>> matters. The whole thing looks the same as when the Sowjetunion
>>>> renamed Wolgograd to Stalingrad or St. Petersburg to Leningrad and
>>>> all lick spittles obeyed. Until 1990.
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/what-geographic-names-information-system-gnis
>>> 
>>> 
>>> In official US government documentation they certainly do have direct
>>> say.
>>> 
>> 
>> It's international waters. No they don't. 
>> 
>> Countries can choose to name places within their own borders whatever they
>> like. The Gulf of Mexico is not within the US's jurisdiction. 
>> 
>> 
> 
> Yes he does. His executive order to rename the body of water is pertinent
> to US federal documents. He’s not forcing the international community to
> change their documents. 

This doesn't obligate mappers to change the international name. Google maps
is not a "federal document".