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President Trump’s executive order to rename the Alaska peak — North America’s highest — perplexes and worries many who live in its snow-shrouded midst.

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“Gulf of America” is now in official use on a U.S. government database of geographic names and on Google Maps after President Donald Trump last month issued an executive order to rename the ...

Google Maps switched Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on Monday. "We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources," Google said.

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Carrol Boyes went from a fine arts student and teacher to one of South Africa’s most successful businesswomen, owning one of the strongest brands in the luxury market. Carrol Heather Boyes was ...

In a Feb. 10 release, Google Maps said inside the U.S., the name would be updated to Gulf of America while people in Mexico would see Gulf of Mexico. “Everyone else will see both names,” said ...

"Any reference to the 'Gulf of America' initiative on your Google Maps platform must be exclusively limited to the marine area under US jurisdiction," the letter read. "Any extension beyond that ...