U.S. Renames Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America
A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map.
President Donald Trump issued an executive order changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
The executive order will direct the secretary of the interior to change the name to "Gulf of America” for use on official maps and throughout the federal government, according to the New York Post, which first reported the news. Trump has nominated Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to the Department of Interior.
America's Department of the Interior has said that the controversial name change is to 'honor the legacy of American greatness'
The Department of the Interior says they're moving quickly to implement President Donald Trump's executive order to rename Mount Denali and the Gulf of Mexico.
President Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and the Alaska mountain Denali to Mount McKinley. What you need to know.
In a statement explaining its decision, the AP said Trump has the authority to change the mountain’s name, but the gulf is a global name
The Trump administration's Interior Department said on Friday it had officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and the Alaskan peak Denali to Mount McKinley.
(WJHG/WECP) - The U.S. Department ... the name of the Gulf of Mexico) “Recognizing the Gulf’s enduring contributions to the economic strength and vitality of the United States, President ...
President Donald Trump has been promising a flurry of executive action on Day 1, and even as he was being sworn in, there were executive orders already prepared for his signature.
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the name changes as part of a flurry of executive actions hours after taking office on Monday, making good on a campaign promise. "As directed by the President, the Gulf of Mexico will now officially be known as the Gulf of America and North America's highest peak will once again bear the name Mount McKinley,