The state of Florida has been nicknamed the "Sunshine State" because of its large number of sunny days. It's also called the "Peninsula State" because it jets southward about 400 miles into the sea.

In most cases, such name changes are reviewed by a Department of Interior panel known as the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

n the weather gets chilly, you may start thinking about a getaway to a warm beach, or you may want to enjoy the absence ...

Google Maps has shared when it will update digital maps to include the Gulf of America instead of its previous name, the Gulf of Mexico.

Following President Trump’s declarations about changes to the map, Google employees were given the highest level of urgency ...

The U.S. government is already working to remove all mentions of the Gulf of Mexico name in the Geographic Names Information ...

The change will likely only be visible to users based in the United States. As part of what it described as a longstanding ...

Following President Trump’s order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, at least in the United States, Mexicans and Cubans expressed ...

Google said the name changes, which also includes using Mount McKinley, will happen when Geographic Names Information System ...

In other real estate news last week, little ol' Lake Worth Beach has some heavy-hitter developers eyeing its casino for a new ...

Google Maps said it would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America once it is officially updated in the U.S.

For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...