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The "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)" label doesn't follow the previous standard of giving just one name to a map feature. For example, just "Gulf of America"
by rzzzwilson 2y ago
The "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)" label doesn't follow the previous standard of giving just one name to a map feature. For example, just "Gulf of America" in the USA and "Gulf of Mexico" elsewhere. After all, Maps doesn't use "English Channel (La Manche)" does it?
- jsnell 2y agoThat's not the previous standard. Here's a counter-example: zoom to Falkland Islands as an English-language user, and you'll likely see "Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)" as the name. (Unless you're in the UK or Argentina, I suspect.) The English Channel example isn't really relevant. Those are just two names in different languages. France is not insisting that La Manche is the official name of the English Channel in all languages.
- mr_mitm 2y agoIt does for disputed names. Look at the Persian gulf, for example. I'm in Germany and it says "Persian gulf (Arabian Gulf)".
- ImJamal 2y agoThat is not the standard? Google changes names of places based on where you live and they even change borders!
- dlcarrier 2y agoLots of locations have completely unrelated names in different languages. For example Germany is something like Dutch Land in most Germanic languages and Alemania in most Latin languages.