Can Trump just order new names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico? A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map: https://buff.ly/3PPkElK (Innisfree McKinnon, University of Wisconsin-Stout) #geography #cartography 🗃️
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Great article for clarification of the process for geographical name changes.It’s not enough for the president to just scribble his name on a piece of paper!
Google Maps is still calling the mountain Mt. Denali. I too grew up hearing it referred to as Mt. McKinley, but like that we adopted Mt. Denali in respect to the natives of the region and that it links better to its history.
Moron can call anything via anything he wants. BUT it will only be in the USA. No one outside the USA is going to have maps that change the names. They all know what an idiot he is. Wait until he changes USA to Trumplandia.
He can state his intent. He can use the DOJ to argue his position. He can garner support, financial and legal, from supporters in service of his position. He can use the immense power of the office of the President. He can make it costly to oppose him w/o him spending a nickel.
That's two different questions. Denali, probably he can. It's on US Gov land. The Gulf of Mexico? What he can do is order that, all US gov Docs will call it the Gulf of America. He can't do much about what anybody else calls it.
When I was a kid, (1960's) my dad had a friend who transitioned from a real estate agent to airline pilot. He couldn't get a job in the US but he could with Saudi Arabian Airlines. He showed us the route map. It didn't have Israel on it. It was called Pallestine.
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