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The OSM Community discusses the Trump Administration's renaming of "The Gulf of Mexico" to "The Gulf of America" (community.openstreetmap.org)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml
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[–] 29 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Looking at a map, it would really be best named the Gulf of the Americas.

But otherwise is this reminiscent of Erdoğan's decree changing the name of Turkey to Turkiye.

A map should show the established name, i.e., the most widely understood designation, the one that enjoys the most consensus, including among specialists, historians, and so on. In a sane world, dictators do not get to wake up one morning and decide to change our maps.

It's still the Gulf of Mexico.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    reminiscent of Erdoğan's decree changing the name of Turkey to Turkiye.

    America doesn't hold sovereignty over international waters; at least, not without blatant displays of toxic macho force.

    Gulf of Mexico. If need be, use and report ONLY the common Spanish name used by regional leaders. Fuck 45.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    Different situation, I'd say. You get a say how your own countries, cities, etc get named. No one is forced to accept it, but it's a matter of international respect to do so.

    You don't get to rename a geographic feature. Much less one that's outside your borders.

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