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bySethra ( 55187 ) writes:
America is a continent, not a nation. With the Gulf being shared by two countries in the Americas, calling it the Gulf of America seems perfectly fitting.
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byWeirsbaski ( 585954 ) writes:
America is a continent, not a nation. With the Gulf being shared by two countries in the Americas, calling it the Gulf of America seems perfectly fitting.
No, "North America" is a continent. Which means your perfectly fitting name would be Gulf of North America. But what are the odds of Trumpsters supporting that?
bySethra ( 55187 ) writes:
The Americas is a single continent that comprises both North and South America. North America is not a continent on its own, nor is South America.
As for support from the current administration - why would it matter? The name is what it is no matter what angle you view it from.
byShaitan ( 22585 ) writes:
False. Though some are improperly taught that way in both 5 and 7 continent models North and South America are typically treated as separate and not a single continent. https://www.worldatlas.com/art... [worldatlas.com]
The truth is easily found by looking at the plates which define the continents and as you can see north and south america are distinct plates and move independently from one another.
https://www.britannica.com/sci... [britannica.com]
byphantomfive ( 622387 ) writes:
Incidentally, some countries (mostly in central America) maintain that central America is also a separate continent.
bySethra ( 55187 ) writes:
I encourage you to update the Wikipedia entry for it as it appears to contradict your beliefs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org]
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bystrikethree ( 811449 ) writes:
America is a continent, not a nation. With the Gulf being shared by two countries in the Americas, calling it the Gulf of America seems perfectly fitting.
hell yeah brother! Fuck tradition and precedent. Fuck what everyone already knows. This makes sense and we will make it happen! Who cares what anyone else thinks? We are the center of the entire fucking world mother fuckers!
bySethra ( 55187 ) writes:
Perhaps it conflicts with what you believe, but for the rest of the world The Americas is a continent spanning both North and South America:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org]
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