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South Korea Clears Way for Google Maps to Fully Operate Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:32:25 +0000 South Korea approved Google’s request to export detailed map data, reversing a longstanding restriction that made the tool largely nonfunctional.

N.B.A. All-Star Game’s Map of France Leaves Something Out: 800 Years Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:51:14 +0000 Introducing the French player Victor Wembanyama was a map that hearkened back to the Capetian realm of the 12th century.

C.I.A. World Factbook Ends Publication After 6 Decades Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:12:48 +0000 The Factbook, a version of which dates to 1962, provided facts, figures, maps and more to generations of economists, professors, journalists and others.

Try This Quiz on Mysteries Set in American Small Towns Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:06:42 +0000 Test your knowledge of both popular thrillers and U.S. geography with this short quiz.

Twins’ Peaks: The Gilbertson Brothers Want to Rewrite Your Country’s Map Sun, 28 Dec 2025 10:01:44 +0000 Two brothers, both mechanical engineers, are climbing many of the world’s tall peaks to prove they have been measured incorrectly.

‘Nazi Creek’ in Alaska Gets a New Name After More Than 70 Years Sun, 13 Jul 2025 19:49:45 +0000 German soldiers never set foot on the speck of land at the far end of the Aleutian Islands during World War II, but the name persisted.

Mexico Sued Google Over Gulf of Mexico Name Change, President Says Sat, 10 May 2025 01:38:20 +0000 The unilateral attempt to rename the gulf has provoked ridicule and anger in Mexico.

Test Yourself on These Books Set in U.S. State Capital Cities Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:16:58 +0000 If you still remember the 50 U.S. state capital cities from memorizing them in school, you’ll do well on this week’s literary quiz.

Google Maps Renames Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America for U.S. Users Wed, 12 Feb 2025 02:20:59 +0000 People in Mexico will still see the name Gulf of Mexico, with international users seeing both names, Google said. The change follows an executive order from President Trump.

How Google Maps Plans to Handle the ‘Gulf of America’ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:28:03 +0000 Google said it would follow the Trump administration in renaming the Gulf of Mexico once the new name is updated in government sources.