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As of revision version #85, OpenStreetMap has the following tags for Golfo de México:

  • name:en Gulf of Mexico
  • official_name:en-US Gulf of America
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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm going to be looking for ways to make the name even more Mexican now. Maybe just perfect my Spanish at least for that one phrase. Gwalfo de Meh-hee-co

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Persian Gulf or Gulf of Iran?

[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 4 points 1 week ago

I just checked, and OSM has it as Persian Gulf, with the alternative name Arabian Gulf.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Comes down to the language/data of the user I guess

Edit: I'll be using this with my Gulf War veteran father tho, bet your ass

[–] Vinstaal0@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It’s calles the Gulf of Mexico, people should stop using different names in different languages and use the actual name.

Like The Netherlands is called The Netherlands and two of it’s provinces are called Holland

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

it's a tricky question, arguably there are more people on this planet that call countries by their Mandarin name, followed by their Spanish name, followed by their English name, than the name in the native language.

De Guo > Alemania > Germany > Deutschland for example

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Which is why I'll never call Turkey "Türkiye", though they're free to call themselves that. I don't see Germany insisting I call it Deutschland, after all.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Golfo de México is just as annoying, well done.

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