From Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, New Amsterdam to New York: The politics behind name changes
Geographical name changes can be a result of a shift in regimes, indigenous movements, decolonisation, or political factors.
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The River That Refused to Die: SARASWATI’s Secret Past
What if I told you of a river—mighty and sacred—that once carved its way across ancient India, nurturing civilizations and ...
For Google Maps Users in U.S., It’s Now the Gulf of America
People in Mexico will still see the name Gulf of Mexico, with international users seeing both names, Google said. The change ...
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The complicated business of changing digital map names and boundaries
Google says it will comply with President Trump's order to change the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America," on Google ...
3 Controversial Maps From History
Humans have been making maps for as long as they’ve been exploring the Earth. Some of their cartographic maps went on to ...
Who will call it the Gulf of America? A look at this and other naming disputes
Google Maps now labels the Gulf of America for U.S. users, and the Gulf of Mexico for those in Mexico. This isn't the first ...
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Unfinished Business in the Balkans: Decades After the Collapse of Yugoslavia, the Kosovo Question Remains Unsolved
"As the new EU Commission starts its work in Brussels and the new US administration takes over the reins in Washington, ...
‘Demeaning’ US restaurant slammed for objectifying women to expand in the UK
The American ‘breastaurant’ Hooters has announced plans to expand in the UK. An advert for fifty ‘girls’ has reportedly been ...
The world’s oldest map unlocks secrets from 3,000 years ago
The world’s oldest map unlocks secrets from 3,000 years ago revealing how our ancestors understood the world. The Babylonian ...
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Geography with Goudge: FBS Football National Champions, 1998-2023
(KMAland) -- Dr. Ted Goudge, a Shenandoah native and retired Associate Professor of Geography at Northwest ... This week’s proportional symbol map displays the National Champions since ...