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Even though he can't tell others to follow them, they often choose to do so anyway. E.g. Google Maps displays the Gulf of America.
by gmiller123456 1mo ago
Even though he can't tell others to follow them, they often choose to do so anyway. E.g. Google Maps displays the Gulf of America.
- kenmacd 1mo agoIt doesn't for me (although it does include it in parentheses after the real name), so I'm going to hope this is only an 'only in the US' change.
- beardyw 1mo agoHere in the UK it still says Ontario. Interesting that he changed the name to that of the entire continent, so Mexicans and Venezuelans can feel part of it.
- mc32 1mo agoClose. But it's not (re)named Lake Americas. Remember, there are two continents, North America and South America. It's not one continent; however, jointly they can be called The Americas.
- beardyw 1mo agoRefering to the whole as America is a thing. Perhaps not in America (whatever that means). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas
- mc32 1mo agoSure, and referring to the whole of the UK as England is also a thing. It’s confusing but people are people. Or as they say in some parts of “England” it’s queer as folk.
- beardyw 1mo agoIf you follow the link there are dictionary entries. It's not stupidity, it's completely reasonable. Amerigo Vespucci didn't name the USA, he named the entire continent. "Britain" is widely used to refer to the UK, but Great Britain is the physical land mass which excludes Northern Ireland, so there is rarely confusion.
- femto 1mo agoIt's geofenced. https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/maps/united-states-geographic-name-change-feb-2025/ https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/maps/uni...
- tescreal 1mo agoDid they adopt the petty naming spat over Lake Ontario^WAmerica?
- gmiller123456 1mo agoNot yet, but I assume they will. They said they only ever show the official names designated by the country in question. Probably because a lot of countries disagree on borders as well as names and get really upset with people who get it wrong.
- AdamH12113 1mo agoApple Maps does as well. It's sad that they're kowtowing to Trump in such a ridiculous way.