Gulf of Mexico naming controversy
US geographic naming controversy since 2025
Summary
The Gulf of Mexico became the center of a geographical naming dispute in the United States when U.S. president Donald Trump issued an executive order directing U.S. federal agencies to call it the "Gulf of America". Issued on the day of his inauguration, the executive order only requires the U.S. executive branch to use this nomenclature, although major online map platforms and some U.S.-based media outlets have voluntarily made the change. A February 2025 poll by Marquette University found that, among 1,018 respondents across the U.S., 71% opposed renaming the Gulf of Mexico and 29% supported the name change.
Originally created by Traintrak
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