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Re:Gulf of America name change in the U.S. by TriangleEdge on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @08:33AM (#43012527)
Are there other instances of differing names by country? I don't mean language differences. I found it strange that for the rest of the world, they'll see both.
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Re:Gulf of America name change in the U.S. by nticompass on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @08:41AM (#43012602)
Persian Gulf/Arabian Gulf, maybe?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf_naming_dispute

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Re:Gulf of America name change in the U.S. by diegof79 on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @09:49AM (#43013334)
It's pretty standard when there is a territory in dispute.

For example, Islas Malvinas (for Argentina) / Falkland Islands (for the UK).

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Re:Gulf of America name change in the U.S. by CogitoCogito on Wednesday February 12, 2025 @02:11AM (#43022686)
But this isn't a territory dispute this is just an internal US name change.

Here in the Czech Republic it now shows up as "Mexický záliv (Americký záliv)". Why are they adding "Americký záliv" in a parenthetical? It's not like the executive order has any effect outside the US. Why would they change the name in any way anywhere but in the US? By what reasoning would they change the name in the Czech Republic but not in Mexico? US official naming means nothing to Mexico just as it means nothing to Czech Republic.

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Re:Gulf of America name change in the U.S. by xyos on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @09:54AM (#43013414)
Rio Grande / Rio Bravo
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Re:Gulf of America name change in the U.S. by slaw on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @09:11AM (#43012883)
Vietnam War/American War

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War#cite_note-77

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Re:Gulf of America name change in the U.S. by throwaway743 on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @09:22AM (#43012988)
East Sea / Sea of Japan
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Re:Gulf of America name change in the U.S. by yostrovs on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @08:37AM (#43012564)
La Manche = English Channel
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Re:Gulf of America name change in the U.S. by yostrovs on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @08:40AM (#43012599)
Persian Gulf = Arabian Gulf
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