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Donald Trump Says Gulf of Mexico Will Now Be Called 'Gulf of America.' Congress Is Already Prepping Legislation (people.com)

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[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

So, the way a geographical feature gets named, or renamed, is if the rest of the world recognises it as such.

Sometimes a name change of a feature, or the annexation of a region, gets internationally recognised not because everyone agrees to it, but everyone wants to stay on diplomatic good terms.

There's a similar situation going on with the Persian Gulf/Arabic Gulf.