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Gulf of Whatnow?

Map lines are inherently political. After all, they’re representations of the places that are important to human beings — and those priorities can be delicate and contentious, even more so in a globalized world where multiple nations often share the same maps. Trump’s geographic renaming plans leave mapmakers pondering what to do next.

AP | 23 Jan 2025

  • Americas
  • Politics
  • Maps

News Guantanamo Bay

U.S. Sends 11 Guantánamo Prisoners to Oman to Start New Lives

The secret mission left the smallest number of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay since the day the detention center opened in 2002.

The New York Times | 6 Jan 2025

  • Americas
  • Middle East

News Machias Seal Island

‘Drift bottle’ launched in 1961 washes up near Boston

A message in a bottle launched from an island between the United States and Canada turned up 63 years later near Boston.

UPI | 18 Jun 2024

  • Americas

News Essequibo

Venezuelans back claim to Guyana-controlled oil region

Venezuelans who turned out to vote in a referendum on the status of a disputed oil-rich territory long controlled by Guyana have overwhelmingly backed Venezuela’s territorial claim.

BBC | 4 Dec 2023

  • Americas
  • Politics

In focus Falkland Islands

Les Gibbard and the Falklands war: striking cartoons

The Guardian Archive has recently catalogued a series of cartoons by former Guardian political cartoonist Les Gibbard. The cartoons come from a period during Margaret Thatcher’s premiership and relate to The Falklands war.

The Guardian | 4 Dec 2023

  • Americas
  • Media
  • Cartoons

News Falkland Islands

Islas Malvinas: EU signs deal using Falklands’ Argentine name

UK asks bloc to clarify position after Buenos Aires declares ‘triumph’ over use of term in declaration.

The Guardian | 20 Jul 2023

  • Americas
  • Politics

Analysis Falkland Islands

Falklands’ War Mapping Project expected to begin this month at Mount Tumbledown

Waterloo Uncovered, the groundbreaking charity that combines archaeology with veteran care and recovery, will be visiting the Falkland Islands this month to begin the first intensive archaeological survey of its battlefields.

MercoPress | 24 Mar 2022

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