“America's Gulf Shift” will not be Google Maps for the first time on your location
Google has announced that it will update its maps to the “America Gulf” for people using the Khost of the United States throughout the United States.
Tech Giant promised to make similar changes to the highest peak in North America, the name of Denal Mount Denal returns to Mount McCin. The news became the topic of conversations on Monday night Incredibly late evening Tok Show region to Forums perplexed voluntary mappersA number
“Well, this is a fun development,” wrote the mediator of one mapping community, which connects to Google's decision.
The change has partially attracted attention, as it quickly came after the American President's passion, while the name changes have usually changed for different users in different places, especially during geopolitical disputes.
Geographers say that this week the step outside the United States serves as a reminder that toponyms can have real political weight.
“Most of the time people pay attention to the labels. They are always there, “says Matthew Zook of Kentucky University. “This is just a moment when we can really see the maps and how labels are powerful things.”
Local names have changed around the world
The Interior Department of Trump Administration said last Friday It has officially changed the name From the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Mount Denal on Mount Makkin.
Google says it will change the place name on Google Maps, when titles are officially updated in the US Geographical Name System.
In the United States, people will see the “Gulf of America” and people in Mexico will still see the old name. All, including people in Canada, will see both names reflected.
During the years, the company has made changes in similar location depending on where you are.
- India and Pakistan have been fighting around the mountainous region of Kashmir for decades. People in India who search for the Himalayan outpost in Google Maps see a solid circular boundary that marks the area as under Indian control. Elsewhere, users see a dotted line that reflects the dispute.
- Similarly, Argentina and the United Kingdom have been discussing the property of the Falkland Islands since 1982. See the Spanish name.
- The water body between Japan and the Korean Peninsula is widely known as Japanese sea, but it is mentioned as The Eastern Sea In the South Korean version of Google Maps.
- The water pipeline that separates Iran and Saudi Arabia appear as the Persian Gulf or the Arab Gulf depending on where you are.
Geographers also pointed out various spellings for the Ukrainian capital. It is both Kiev, in accordance with Ukrainian spelling, or Kiev, as written in Russia.
“When you start to see many names for the places of history, it often announces major political changes or power struggle in society,” said Ruben Redvard-Rose of the Faculty of Geography of the University of Victoria.
Google Maps is the dominant power of online mapping space, both in size and exposure. After starting since 2005, the program was transformed on how billions of people in hundreds of countries sailed their daily lives to plan their journey.
The program was prepared in 2023 to $ 11 billion in US dollars, according to one Morgan Stanley's assessment.
Former First Lady and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton laughed because US President Donald Trump announced during his inauguration that he would rename the Gulf of Mexico.
Zuk says that Google could have been seen as an executive order by the US President. But he also says that in the past, changes have been made in the past taking into account the flow of money.
“After all, advertising pays the bills for Google,” Zuk said in an interview. “Everything that may cause problems, make them not use the products when they will try to avoid. They are mostly trying to accommodate their desires and them.
The technician donated $ 1 million to US President Donald Trump for the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, such as Amazon and Meta.
General Manager Sundar Picchas took part in the inauguration on January 20, as Jeff Bezos, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zokerberg, Mark Marc.
Disputes can take decades
Is the name of the highest peak of North America There is a century left inA number of it has replaced Makkinli after former US President William McKkin, a word of co-tingling, which reflects the net height of the summit.
Recently, the Obama administration has recovered the name Denali in 2015, which is reflected during Google Maps.
Alaska lawmakers said they want Keep the name DenaliA number
Last week, the Republican Saint of Alaska.
At the beginning of this month, Mexican President Claudia Sheebaj jokingly offered North America renamed Mexican America, a name on the early map of the region.
The new US President Donald Trump signed a number of executives on his first day of the office. CBC News Washington correspondent Alex Panetta is breaking what you need to know.
Other countries should not be in line with renaming in the United States. Redwood-Rose, a professor of the Geography of the University of Victoria, says that the mapping industry should not rush to adopt a change that may not be saved.
“Trump's age is not going to last forever,” he said.
“I would encourage companies and master maps to critically think about how they mapped them and do they just go with the political currents of the day.”
