My latest phone app Google maps has the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
https://blog.google/products/maps/united-states-geographic-name-change-feb-2025/
My map app won't let me link, but go to your app or the web and it's there
Quote from: roadman65 on February 12, 2025, 04:04:07 PMMy latest phone app Google maps has the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
Google Maps just fucking SUCKS now
We truly live in the dumbest times.
I'm just replying here because I want to see how the comments go.
That move made me so mad. One of the worst Executive orders.
I don't think I could call it by another name. It's been the Gulf of Mexico all my life and live 50 miles from it
Quote from: roadman65 on February 12, 2025, 04:43:59 PMI don't think I could call it by another name. It's been the Gulf of Mexico all my life and live 50 miles from it
Same, aside from the distance.
Nothing surprises me anymore.
At first I thought this was a hoax as I thought it takes more than one man to change the name of a geographical body of water.
However, it's not with Google displaying the change.
Gulf of Alan anyone?
Which one should get the "Gulf of Canada" moniker: Gulf of Alaska or Gulf of Maine?
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on February 12, 2025, 05:19:24 PMGulf of Alan anyone?
That would and would not be the Goat of Alan
West Persian Gulf
I'll probably be dead before I think of it as GoA instead of GoM. Heck, I still have to remind myself what the current name of Saigon is.
EDIT: I wonder what Mexico is going to do about the Gulf of California.
Quote from: GaryV on February 12, 2025, 06:06:21 PMI wonder what Mexico is going to do about the Gulf of California.
Please explain.
Wouldn't that kind of be counterproductive given Baja California is still a thing?
Already being discussed in the Google Maps just fucking SUCKS now thread (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=11718.2825).