The UK will continue to call the body of water the Gulf of Mexico unless DonaldTrump’s plan to rename it catches on in English-speaking countries. Britain has no plans to along with Donald Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America, The Independent understands.
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Amid a slew of executive orders he signed on his return to the Whitehouse, the new president used executive order 14170 to “restore names that honour American greatness”. “The area formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico has long been an integral asset to our once burgeoning Nation and has remained an indelible part of America,” the order states.
Mr Trump cited the abundance of oil and natural gas in the basin, the “vibrant American fisheries” in the Gulf as well as its status as a favourite for American tourists. He said it will “continue to play a pivotal role in shaping America’s future and the global economy”.
“In recognition of this flourishing economic resource and its critical importance to our Nation’s economy and its people, I am directing that it officially be renamed the Gulf of America,” Mr Trump added. The executive order means all government references to the area will refer to it as the Gulf of America, with the Gulf of Mexico stripped from America’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
