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

President Donald Trump is renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. But how will that change go into effect – and will ...

Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" highlights the politics of map naming, sparking debates, social media snark, and mixed reactions globally and domestically.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday shortly after his inauguration calling for the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America and Denali, the tallest peak in the United ...

The Obama-era change followed decades of requests from Native Alaskan leaders for the mountain’s native name ‘Denali’, a Koyukon Athabaskan word meaning "the tall one," "the high one" or "the great ...

Polar days and polar nights occur in locations within the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. A polar day is when the sun does not set and stays above the horizon for an extended period, while a polar night ...

A commentary author writes that she is learning about the naming traditions “Denali” and other Alaska Native names for ...