Gulf of Mexico, America and MapQuest

Don't like the Gulf of America? MapQuest is allowing users to rename it
MapQuest appears to be poking fun at President Trump's recent rebranding of the Gulf of Mexico. Here's a look at the new names people have given it.
'Gulf of Fragile Masculinity.' MapQuest allows users to rename the Gulf of America. Here's how
MapQuest appears to be poking fun at President Trump's recent rebranding of the Gulf of America. Some social media users are giving it their own spin.
National Weather Service changes maps to read Gulf of America instead of Gulf of Mexico
The name change to Gulf of America is the first since the 1540s where various maps referred to it as the Mexican Gulf, Golpho de la Nueva España, and, finally Gulf of Mexico.
Mexico threatens to sue Google over ‘Gulf of America’ name change
Mexico says Google relabeled the entire gulf, including Mexican and Cuban maritime areas, but President Trump’s order applies only to the U.S. continental shelf.
MapQuest Responds to Gulf of America Controversy with Playful Feature
MapQuest has launched a whimsical feature titled “Name your own gulf,” allowing users to creatively rename the Gulf of Mexico on their maps. This feature emerged in response to recent changes by major mapping services like Google Maps,
Mexico’s President Criticizes Google Maps Over ‘Gulf of America’
Google has announced plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” for U.S. users on its Maps platform. The change follows an executive order from President Donald Trump, and updates will occur once the U.
AP sues Trump aides for restricting access over Gulf of Mexico name
The Associated Press on Friday sued senior aides to President Donald Trump over a decision by the White House to restrict the ...
Before ‘Gulf of America,’ there was Boston’s own ‘Curley Common’
As part of a new map, in 1979 a reader "proposed to the Globe that the soil removed from the Alewife extension of the T be ...
AP sues Trump officials over retaliation for refusing 'Gulf of America' name change
The Associated Press sued Friday for restricting its White House access for declining to adopt the administration's "Gulf of ...
Who Controls the Gulf of Mexico?
The Trump administration has renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, but most of the body of water lies outside ...
‘Gulf of Mexico.’ Recalculating … recalculating
Readers defend the Associated Press over its decision not to recognize President Trump's change of the waterway to "Gulf of America." As one put it: "Trump just wants to rewrite history in his own ...
Mexico threatens to sue Google over name change of Gulf of Mexico on US maps
Mexico will take Google to court if maps shown to US-based users continue to label the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America ...
Associated Press Sues Trump Administration Officials For Banning Outlet Over Refusal To Make “Gulf Of Mexico” Name Change
The AP has sued the Trump administration after it was banned from White House events, the Oval Office and Air Force One.
Mexico awaits new response from Google on dispute over Gulf of Mexico name before filing lawsuit
Mexico says it’s awaiting a new response from Google to its request that the tech company fully restore the name Gulf of ...
Renaming Gulf of Mexico a ‘waste of time,’ state Democrats say: ‘What if Trump wanted to rename Alabama?’
Alabama lawmakers moved closer to renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Wednesday. The Alabama House Ports, ...