Google announced on Monday that its online mapping platform, Google Maps, will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the ...

As of Monday night, when users in the US search for "Gulf of Mexico" in Google Maps, they are presented with a result for "Gulf of America ... 2 million physical and cultural features throughout ...

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