Why does Apple Maps say Gulf of America?

IdrisSeabright..

Usonian: one meaning from Frank Lloyd Wright, appears

w/ DuckDuckGo search engine result; among others and

in general proposed a New World view and name-sake

..rather than 'America' ~ & now has different meanings.

Usonia (/juːˈsoʊni.ə/) "is a term that was used by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright to refer to the United States in general (in preference over America), and more specifically to his vision for the landscape of the country, including the planning of cities and the architecture of buildings. Wright proposed the use of the adjective Usonian to describe the particular New World character of the American landscape as distinct and free of previous architectural conventions."

Usonia - Wikepedia

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

So that's another view of meaning that is not strict dictionarium.

What are Usonian-style homes? - Mansion Global

Wright's Usonian Homes - Frank Lloyd Wright Sites

And given my proximity to the McKinley vs Denali debate, I'm not

neutral. - Historically without racist impingement, Denali was first.

I've only been in the new fake named former president park once

with my parents & sister, in our family's new 1965 Ford Bronco.

In local schools back then, a few years after AK Statehood, Alaska

History was taught as part of public schools curriculum by former

'Territorial School System' teachers; who came to Alaska with their

own books and supplies. And went to remote areas on and off road

and knew more than simple book learning; most grew up on farms

lived in semi rural farm communities; & plenty hands on experience.

Dad wanted better than a Jeep. He bought a barebones Bronco

without back seat, and hunted from the Denali Highway; as that

had been the only drivable road into central Interior AK, back in

the days where one could walk into a sea of caribou and direct

traffic, to sent few into your hunting camp, along that dirt Hwy.

Most we knew were multi-task individuals, few NRA, fewer non-vets.

And they were of the greatest American generation, built on the

backs of where they lived and what they chose to learn & teach.

We still believe in a wider view than current circumstance allows.

But naming already named mountains here is hardly new; and

misnaming by newcomers is very old here in wilderness Alaska.

And carries with it, feeling of over-reach and bureaucratic smell.

PS: belated lengthy reply here, seems to include ideas added

to thread not in evidence when my construct initially began

Sorry for any apparent duplicate effort.

Thanks for the details! Lawrence and I have been having a conversation about geographic naming that has wandered through a number of threads. There was an earlier post in one of them about "USAans."

Everyone in my family who has ever been to Alaska loved it. My father said he was tempted to jump ship there when he stopped there once while he was in the USN. That was probably before statehood.

It's certainly a complicated issue. If I were in charge (we're probably all lucky I'm not), there would be no naming of anything after people or companies.

That is not true. I'm not located in the United States (or a neighboring country) and I'm not using a VPN, yet the Gulf of Mexico shows up as "Gulf of America" for me in both the desktop Apple Maps application and the iPhone Apple Maps app.

Antitrumper wrote:

That’s illegal and I’m insulted you would change the name without Congressional approval

FIRST: I didn’t change it. I’m just a user like you in this user-to-user forum

SECOND: Apple didn’t change it

THIRD: It was LEGALLY changed by USGS, the official goverment agency responsible for US maps

FORTH: Congress does NOT have to approve of changes to official maps

FIFTH: If you think this is the highest priority problem facing the US currently you haven’t been paying attention

Antitrumper wrote:

That’s illegal and I’m insulted you would change the name without Congressional approval

Changing the USGS data does not require Congressional approval, but Congress can force a change through legislative action and have it changed back if they were inclined to do so. I assume you have been in contact with your Congressional Representatives. They are responsible for representing your views and you are responsible for choosing the ones to do that.

Users in the United States will see the name as it is the official name provided through USGS. Users elsewhere will see the name the body has had since 1607.

Not according to Apple support. All Apple users world wide see the new name.

I will absolutely not be using Apple Maps until they reflect the true name: Gulf of Mexico.

Swing42 wrote:

I will absolutely not be using Apple Maps until they reflect the true name: Gulf of Mexico.

Ok. Problem solved.

Swing42 wrote:

I will absolutely not be using Apple Maps until they reflect the true name: Gulf of Mexico.

Then you will also not be using Google maps. They also made the change.

Google has it too. Is there a real map app or do we need a new one?

Thank you VERY MUCH. I sure will.

And,my old Alma mater Ft. Bragg has had its name restored, not for Braxton Bragg of the Civil war era, but another decorated Bragg from WW2.

That’s illegal and I’m insulted you would change the name without Congressional approval

Me too