On the lighter side, YES, MapQuest Lets You Name The Gulf of Mexico Whatever You Want

[usonian]

Article at PC Mag.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/mapquest-lets-you-name-the-gulf-of-mexico-whatever-you-want

MapQuest's service has also refused to change the Gulf of Mexico's name, despite Trump's executive order last month to rename it as the 'Gulf of America.'

Not a fan of the "Gulf of America?" MapQuest is poking fun at President Trump’s executive order to rename the body of water by releasing a new site that lets you rebrand it however you’d like.

The Name your own gulf site is designed to do just that: Plug in the desired term, and MapQuest will generate a map with the title emblazoned on the body of water. Users can also download the map as an image and share it on social media.

MapQuest introduced the feature last week after Google Maps, Apple Maps, and Bing Maps modified their services to reflect the Gulf of America name for users in the US. The companies say they follow the naming conventions from the US Geographic Names Information System.

Here is the site:
https://gulfof.mapquest.com/

Samples (screenshot)


I downloaded this one and uploaded to postimages


OK, so I edited this one. I like graphics.

[Jack Valentino]

1. Gulf of TRUMP FAILURE

[hvn_nbr_2]

2. Gulf of Trump's Ego.

Or maybe the Ocean of Trump's Ego.

[allegorical oracle]

3. The International Hydrographic Organization in 1953 "officially" named the 600,000 square

miles of that water body The Gulf of Mexico. That Organization standardizes the names of "maritime features" for purposes of the shipping industry. Its location is defined according to longitude/latitude.

Interestingly, prior to its official name, it's had many names on maps, including The Gulf of Florida, Gulf of St. Michael, Gulf of Yucatan, and Gulf of New Spain.

If we want it to return as the Gulf of Mexico, we need to pressure Google and other sites that have changed it to suit djt.

[usonian]

4. MiHale suggested "correcting" Apple and Google maps.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220022030

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They can dish it out but can't take it.

Snowflakes.