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Gulf Of America Or Mexico? Call It Whatever You Want Thanks To This Online Platform

After President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, most major mapping services, including Google and Apple Maps, have complied. 

You can call the gulf whatever you want by visiting gulfof.mapquest.com and entering the name of your choosing.

You can call the gulf whatever you want by visiting gulfof.mapquest.com and entering the name of your choosing.

 Photo Credit: Mapquest.com
Joe Lombardi
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Poll
Gulf Of America? Gulf Of Mexico? What do you think it should be called?
Current Results

Gulf Of America? Gulf Of Mexico? What do you think it should be called?

  • Gulf Of America
    29%
  • Gulf Of Mexico
    66%
  • The Gulf
    4%
  • Unsure
    1%

But one platform is pushing back in a unique way — by letting users name the gulf themselves.

While renaming geographical landmarks has long been a political flashpoint, this latest directive has sparked widespread debate about who controls digital mapping and the narratives they shape.

MapQuest, the self-proclaimed "OG of online mapping," has refused to adopt the White House’s mandated change and instead launched the "Gulf Map Generator." 

The online tool at gulfof.mapquest.com allows users to input any name they choose for the body of water, effectively turning cartographic defiance into an interactive experience.

Since its launch last week, the "Gulf Map Generator" has quickly become a magnet for online trolls and political satire. 

While Google and Apple have implemented the executive order’s naming convention, MapQuest is openly rejecting it with a firm stance:

"Our maps are like grandma’s Thanksgiving recipes — once they’re printed, they’re not changing," the company announced last month. "The Gulf of Mexico stays put on MapQuest."

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