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7 Midweek Maps: How Google Maps Labels The Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of America) In The US, UK & Mexico
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Ian Wright
February 12, 2025
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Welcome back to another edition of the Brilliant Maps newsletter.
Today’s top map is How Google Maps Labels The Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of America) In The US, UK & Mexico - the map went super viral on reddit where it received 10 million+ views and over 5,000 comments since it seems a lot of people are very unhappy with the name change.
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