Can Trump really rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America?
President plans to sign an order to change the name within the US – but other countries would not have to follow suit
In his inaugural speech, Donald Trump repeated his intention to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
The ocean basin – bounded by the US Gulf coast, Mexico’s eastern states and the island of Cuba – is an an important centre of economic activity, including fishing, maritime transport, and oil and gas production, which perhaps offers an explanation for Trump’s interest.
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