A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map.

Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba after ...

The owner of Gulfofamerica.com remains unknown but the website – it sells maps, globes and other gear – is registered to domain registrar NameBright.

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 – ...

President Donald Trump issued a host of executive orders on his first day, aiming to reverse many of former President Joe Biden’s policies and kick-start his own “America First” agenda.

One of President Donald Trump’s first executive actions upon reentering the White House was to reestablish its most famous ...

The Gulf of Mexico has been renamed to the Gulf of America, the Interior Department announced Friday, while the name of North America’s highest peak, Alaska’s Denali, has been changed back to Mount ...

President Donald J. Trump recently issued an executive order directing the restoration of historical names for two iconic U.S ...