The Gulf Gets Renamed

Text on the meme

Gulf of Mexico Monterrey Mexico City FLORIDA Havana Tampa Gulf of America Cancun YUCATAN

What it means

A map of the Gulf of Mexico is shown while mariachi music plays, then the label changes to “Gulf of America” as more locations appear. The joke is a playful reference to renaming the Gulf, presented with dramatic Mexican folk music from Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán to make the geopolitical map edit feel absurdly grand and celebratory.

Sound

♪ Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán — Jarabe Tapatio

music / музыка

Objects

map / карта Gulf of Mexico / Мексиканский залив ocean / океан Mexico / Мексика Cuba / Куба Florida / Флорида Yucatán Peninsula / полуостров Юкатан city labels / подписи городов navigation button / кнопка навигации map marker / маркер на карте turquoise water / бирюзовая вода