Since the inauguration of the new American president Donald Trump, the latter has rushed to sign a whole bunch of decrees, for the most urgent measures of his political program. In addition to havingwithdrew the United States from the Paris Accords, of the WHO and implemented a state of emergency on the border with Mexico, he tackled geographical questions.
One of the many decrees signed by the president calls for several places to be renamed. It is in particularthe case of the Gulf of Mexico. This stretch of sea that borders the American, Mexican and Cuban coasts has been named that for centuries, and it has never bothered any tenant of the White House.
But now Donald Trump wants to rename this region of the world and he has decided to call it the “Gulf of America”. An idea that he put on paper, in an official decree. It gives the competent authorities 30 days to study the question and validate (or not) such a change.
Will Apple Plans have to change?
If in one month Donald Trump's decree is validated by the US Board on Geographic Names, then the Gulf of Mexico will officially be renamed "Gulf of America" by the United States. A change that will only have value in Uncle Sam's country, the rest of the world still calling this arm of the sea "Gulf of Mexico".
A rather eccentric situation, but which would constrain American mapping companies, such asApple PlansorGoogle Mapsto cite the most famous to change the name of this region. At least in the American version of their app. For the moment no changes have been made and the presidential request does not have much chance of succeeding.
Why change the name of a region?
Although Donald Trump's request may seem quite "simplistic", it is in reality a strong geopolitical symbol. He proposed this idea during his election campaign in the fall. A few days later, the Mexican president responded ironically, assuring that she was considering renaming the United States “Mexico of America”.
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