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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months ago

Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ in Maps after government updates

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Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ in Maps after government updates

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months ago

In posts on X on Monday, Google said it will follow the government's lead in changing the names on its Maps app.

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If you are close enough to it for the name to have any relevant reference, you’re just guna say Gulf anyway.
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  True. This is how it is with [Arabian|Persian] Gulf.

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