The name change to Gulf of America is the first since the 1540s where various maps referred to it as the Mexican Gulf, Golpho ...

States are part of countries, and countries may be grouped by other areas, like continents, hemispheres, or a political or ...

Mexico has objected to Google changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name to the ‘Gulf of America’ for users in the US.

Geographical name changes can be a result of a shift in regimes, indigenous movements, decolonisation, or political factors.

Alonso Álvarez de Pineda made the first map labeling those waters as the Gulf of Mexico in 1519. Before that, you likely ...

As Google Maps celebrates the 20th anniversary of its launch in North America, new questions are arising over the way it ...