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Re:Google Maps Admits Deleting Critical 'Gulf of America' Re... by vintagedave on Thursday February 13, 2025 @10:01AM (#43036531)
> one in parenthesis

This is what I see. Estonian Google (possibly EU-wide?) shows 'Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)'. In Estonian, 'Mehhiko laht (Ameerika laht)'.

I don't see why any European version of Maps needs to show the American name at all.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mehhiko+laht+(Ameerika+lah...

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Re:Google Maps Admits Deleting Critical 'Gulf of America' Re... by yostrovs on Thursday February 13, 2025 @11:30AM (#43037725)
The solution that would liberate Google and not generate confusion and hostility would be for Estonians to use a European mapping service. Better yet, an Estonian one.
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