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[–] Homesnatch@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (3 children)

That is how it has always worked. Most of the rest of the world sees Gulf of Mexico and will see Lake Ontario.

There are a lot more disputed and conflicting geographical names than these two. Google has a system in place that aligns naming by country.

[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'm in Denmark and Google maps has Gulf of America in parenthesis. Lake Ontario is still just Lake Ontario, though.

[–] eremophila@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

google maps, australia

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

In Canada, they put

Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)