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Edward W's avatar

Great summary Jeff, thank you!

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Geoff Gibson's avatar

Thanks I appreciate it! It's all just so weird. 😵‍💫

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Miguel García Álvarez's avatar

The Basel copy of Mercator's world map, from 1569, already contains a reference to "Golfo Mexicano", so there is an earlier reference than Ortelius'.

You can check it here: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Mercator_1569_world_map_composite.jpg

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Mike Stephens's avatar

It is in the middle of the Americas. Yes, He's exerting power. However, there's not much wrong with that when we have gone so far the other direction. It might not hurt to exhibit a little power, bring this country back to where it should be. Cheers.

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Robert A Mosher (he/him)'s avatar

Even within the US government there are rules and guidelines regarding geographic place names, this is not a part of the process.

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Denis de souza's avatar

Indian Ocean has India, Arabian Gulf Straits, large part of east Africa coast, and the numerous islands in that part of the world, like Madagascar, Reunion, Maldives and Lakshadweep, to Sri Lanka, etc. But, that large pool of water is, still called Indian Ocean, for a geo reason, not much different from the Gulf of Mexico, from now, renaming to Gulf of America for a geo reason, Mr Gibson, by Mr. Macdonald T like you said for Power sake to prestige, etc.

Geo naming follows a certain pattern, like Mosher said, before me. Rules from guidelines, and also certain norms, as partially demonstrated by yours truly, in this very post before.

But, what are these rules, guidelines, norms, or regulations. Not much different to, what defines a country's territory waters, of about couple of Dutch canon shots range, from before.

22.2 nm to be exact ! From Convention of the Law of the Sea, which is 200 nm miles, but not extended range.

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