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Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps after government updates (www.cnbc.com)
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[–] rimjob_rainer@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

New Amsterdam is different, that was hundreds of years ago before there were millions of printed maps and it's another thing to rename own landmarks after a conquest or something which isn't within your country.