The US Board on Geographic Names: The little-known panel Trump has thrown in the spotlight
The board points out that names of Native American origin are ... "It is in these ways and many others that geographic naming ...
Can Trump just order new names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico? A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map
The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...
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Trump’s Idea for ‘Gulf of America’ Was Set in Motion Nearly Two Decades Ago, Under a Different President
No one needs to know this has come up before. At least right now,' United States Geological Survey researcher says in ...
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Could Vivek Ramaswamy rename Lake Erie as Ohio governor? Here's what US law says
The Board of Geographic Names oversees the naming and renaming ... The process of changing the name of a geographic feature or place in the United States takes at least six months, allowing ...
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What’s in a name? Controversy and conflict in naming US cities, towns and states
President Donald Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ is just the latest in a long line of naming disputes. A journalist, soccer fanatic and Shrewsbury Town fan ...
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Can Trump just order new names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico? A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map
While for some, such renaming might seem less important than the big problems the country faces, there is a formal process in the United States ... names are standardized by the U.S. Board on ...
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Could Vivek Ramaswamy rename Lake Erie as Ohio governor? Here's what US law says
The federal government's Board on Geographic Names requires every federal agency to use a database called the Geographic ...