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Blue_Roses

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2. Does he know that?
Tue Jan 21, 2025, 07:17 AM
Jan 2025

Technically, the US, Mexico and Cuba share control.

The nations with the most "control" over the gulf are the U.S., Mexico, and Cuba, and for years have shared the body of water. The gulf serves as an important center of economic activity, including fishing, electricity generation, and shipping.

Why does the gulf bear Mexico's name? It's actually not a reference to the modern state of Mexico, but rather to a Native American city bearing the same moniker, and it has borne that name for more than 400 years.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/owns-gulf-mexico-trump-rename-013501120.html


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My question is... FarPoint Jan 2025 #1
Does he know that? Blue_Roses Jan 2025 #2
Ya know...he probably does know.... FarPoint Jan 2025 #4
It's like when Blue_Roses Jan 2025 #5
The North Sea used to be "the German Sea" Layzeebeaver Jan 2025 #3
He can change the name. No one else needs to accept it. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #10
If Trump's problem is that "Gulf Of Mexico" seems to exclude the USA Rocknation Jan 2025 #6
I turned left at Greenland NameAlreadyTaken Jan 2025 #7
No...I've never liked the gulf... LeftInTX Jan 2025 #8
Don't forget the jellyfish and killer storms misanthrope Jan 2025 #14
This is so utterly ridiculous. Abolishinist Jan 2025 #9
I've lived on The Gulf of Mexico for 30 years. kerry-is-my-prez Jan 2025 #11
I looked this up ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Jan 2025 #12
The group is the International Hydrographic Organization. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #15
I live on the Gulf of Mexico. William769 Jan 2025 #13
No such thing. Iggo Jan 2025 #16
This reminds me of "Merry Christmas" and "Radical Islamic Terrorism" LeftInTX Jan 2025 #17
You answered your own question... Wounded Bear Jan 2025 #18
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