The story is true. The German sub officially was known as U-166. It was among a fleet of 23 sent to the Atlantic Ocean in the ...

Oregon lawmakers aim to speed up the process for renaming dozens of creeks, lakes, mountains and other sites that still hold ...

A story you may have seen claims Mexico is suing Google for renaming the Gulf of Mexico "The Gulf of America" on its maps.

Guest Opinion. On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14172, “Restoring Names That Honor American ...

Whychus Creek, renamed in 2006, was previously one of several locations in Oregon named after a slur used against Indigenous ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says Google Maps should use 'Gulf of America' only for the portions of the Gulf that lie ...

President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico followed through on its threat to sue Google for using Trump's "Gulf of Mexico" alternative on its digital maps.

Trump signed the executive order changing the name of the body of water on his first day in office in January.

Just hours after he took office in January, Trump instructed the US Board on Geographic Names to ... The name has remained Gulf of Mexico on Google Maps in Mexico but outside of the two countries ...

With a map, GPS, and a little curiosity, we set out to find the exact geographic center of New Mexico. What we discovered wasn’t just a point on the map—but a quiet slice of land that holds ...

“We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf ... In the U.S., the U.S. Board on Geographic Names determines what places go on government maps.

These are some of the most common geographic misconceptions that are both surprising and surprisingly hard to correct. Contrary to the map many of ... from the Gulf of Mexico across the Atlantic ...