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President Donald Trump has officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, as well as changed the ...

The Trump administration has officially implemented name changes for Alaska's Mount Denali and the Gulf of Mexico, as ...

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While the Gulf of America will be applied to federal references, other nations will not be required to recognize the name.

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The Gulf of Mexico will now officially be known as the Gulf of America, and North America’s highest peak will again bear the name Mount McKinley.