After mapmakers in 1507 first attached the label America to a ... to name a spit of land in the Atlantic after Amerigo was a choice difficult to undo. Words on maps, it turned out, had sticking ...

Alonso Álvarez de Pineda made the first map labeling those waters as the Gulf of Mexico in 1519. Before that, you likely ...

There is a 'mismatch' between the importance of peatlands and their current level of protection, a new study warns.

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

According to a new map that predicted the outcome of a nuclear attack on the United States, over 75% of the population would ...

A bipartisan poll of voters in eight Western states found that most Westerners approve of federal land management agencies.

Apple Maps and Bing Maps are both joining Google by changing their Maps software and apps to now display Gulf of America on ...

“Gulf of America” is now in official use on a U.S. government database of geographic names and on Google Maps after President Donald Trump last month issued an executive order to rename the ...

The Chicago Plan Commission on Thursday approved a land use plan that could bring thousands of new housing units to a ...

"Any reference to the 'Gulf of America' initiative on your Google Maps platform must be exclusively limited to the marine area under US jurisdiction," the letter read. "Any extension beyond that ...

Google Maps switched Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on Monday. "We have a longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources," Google said.