It’s not just the Gulf of Mexico. Why is so much of America named after foreign countries?
Our exhaustive search of American place names discovered that one country has been a shockingly dominant source of ...
Gulf of understanding: The way we see the Earth has never been set in stone
Despite centuries of efforts to map our planet precisely, our view of the world will always be political and imperfect.
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Map Reveals How America's Forests Have Changed Over Time
The order could result in the felling of millions of trees in the U.S. America's forests have undergone ... dramatically due to human activity. A map published by Earth System Science Data shows ...
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Venezuelan TikToker Finds Out Why Cubans Believe They're the World's Epicenter
Richard Alexander, a Venezuelan TikToker living in Gran Canaria, has once more captured the online community's attention with ...
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Can Trump just order new names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico? A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map
The Board on Geographic Names could change the name to Gulf of America on official U.S. maps ... As for all the people and companies in the world that make maps, they usually use the official names.