@gatenerd: A very important geography question: Is the Gulf of Mexico really the Gulf of America now? Let's learn all about how names for geographic features like the Gulf of Mexico are regulated and figure out if the name change was actually valid. I've done a fair bit of research and am confident that I've made a breakthrough for the first time. The US government's Board of Geographic Names is responsible for name changes, and the president does have the power to make them change a name via executive order. However, that's not actually what happened. Follow along as we do a deep dive into history, the US government, and geography! #Geography #weirdborders #GulfofMexico #EduTok#5MinutePlus

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gatenerd
GateNerd :
You might notice I used more citations than usual in this video. I wanted to make sure you can go confirm what I’m saying is actually correct. I’m confident but not 100% so, so please do!
2026-11-13 02:01:11
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__gglaxy_
ɢᴀʟᴀxʏ :
“Aztecian Gulf” sounds cool and is kinda accurate
2026-11-13 03:58:14
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thislittlemaneuver
thislittlemaneuver🇨🇦 :
And also technically it only applies to Americans, so everyone else in the world calls it the Gulf of Mexico while America lives in their own world
2026-11-13 03:19:34
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abyssquid
Abyssquid :
I ain't calling it gulf of America
2026-11-13 05:47:30
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tate_toks
tater :
i have never wondered th- oh ok i’m sat
2026-11-13 02:56:06
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gaboserch96
Gabriel CRdz :
Gulf of a Continent :0 nah it will always be Gulf of México
2026-11-13 05:43:45
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ryans5302
ryans5302 :
I think it was worded like that on purpose so mexico couldnt sue for trying to rename their sovereign territory
2026-11-13 05:57:22
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rebelspark279
Spark279 :
please prove lake ontario is lake ontario now
2026-11-13 04:36:43
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ddtfamily
ddtfamily :
Not that's it definitive of anything but I just read Robinson Crusoe, published in 1719, and several times in the novel the "Gulf of Mexico" is mentioned. Proving the name existed prior to the United States.
2026-11-13 04:15:10
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blazedsports1
.'.KINGDABZ: :
But doesn't that only apply inside the United States? The rest of the world doesn't see it as Gulf of America.
2026-11-13 03:45:31
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master_bean420
LM :
So only the north of the Gulf of Mexico is the Gulf of America?
2026-11-13 03:07:45
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coconutwallpapa
CoconutWallpapa :
I thoroughly enjoy how nerdy you are. Keep up the good work.
2026-11-13 02:46:06
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spiral.spin
Spiral :
First day of class in the 2025 fall semester my geology professor when on an entire rant about this
2026-11-13 04:47:33
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danlb41
danlb :
I feel like this will be one of the (hopefully many) executive orders from the current administration that gets quickly canceled by the next president from the other party to take office.
2026-11-13 02:26:16
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blueribbonhighlife
blueribbonhighlife :
Excited for the next video! It's pretty clear they changed it to suck up but I want the proof 😂
2026-11-13 02:41:32
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iceglacierz
IceGlacierZ 🚀🔴 :
and yknow what. while it still has no business being renamed, if he had instead tried to split the gulf in half so that the part touching america is renamed... thatd make a lot more sense. still not much, but more 😅
2026-11-13 05:21:29
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tina.prince7
Tina Prince :
It was for oil drilling purposes, to get around some laws. I have no idea how true that is, but it makes some sort of sense despite how crappy it it.
2026-11-13 05:48:21
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qisiwoler
qii :
Lolol this is hilarious. this whole time
2026-11-13 01:58:01
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mendross7
mendross :
" the first one to find this out" proceeds to name the actual person that found it out. I'm guessing that was sarcasm
2026-11-13 04:00:18
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illmadeknight19
illmadeknight ❌️ :
God bless, I'm so tired of the ignorance and incompetence of the current administration.
2026-11-13 03:11:42
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griseldathespider
Griselda the Spider :
Here for the Futurama reference 😂
2026-11-13 03:20:00
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yogjimb0
Vizion (Yojimbo) :
Should be capled gulf of Aztec
2026-11-13 03:28:02
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bobbypocketsmtl
BOBBY POCKETS MTL :
The name does kind of make more sense but I simply refuse to call it that for many reasons
2026-11-13 02:23:53
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gubgub798
✝️GUBGUB :
I mean, it's not that bad. Saying that, it is kind of the Gulf of America as the continent
2026-11-13 04:23:47
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gimmiespam
Robert Weathers :
Technically incorrect! The best kind of incorrect! 😂
2026-11-13 02:58:30
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