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The US doesn't have exclusive rights to "America" as a name. In fact strictly speaking "Gulf of America" is not a bad name since it is the largest gulf in the Americas AFAIK.
The reason is racism
Then maybe “Gulf of the Americas” would be more appropriate.
True, they'll probably call it Gulf of 'MURICA!
Agreed. Let's also change our demonym to Unitedstatian.
You joke but in many languages they do that, for instance "statunitensi" or "estadounidenses"
I don't joke actually. I chose "Unitedstatians" exactly because that's what other languages do.