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Re:Google Maps Admits Deleting Critical 'Gulf of America' Re... by acac10 on Thursday February 13, 2025 @08:57AM (#43035860)
They always have been.

Falklands vs Malvinas, Bodensee vs Lake Konstanz, Lake Geneva vs Lac Léman, countless islands in South China, Sea (Philippines vs Chinese names), Japan vs Korean island names, Chine vs Russian names

and on and on.

Only uninformed people are surprised by this.

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Re:Google Maps Admits Deleting Critical 'Gulf of America' Re... by asacrowflies on Thursday February 13, 2025 @11:01AM (#43037265)
This is still a rather radical departure from the usual way USA handles these type of things....
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