‘Ocean of the Americas’: Trump Floats Renaming Atlantic or Pacific

After renaming a gulf and a great lake, President Donald Trump now has his sights set on an ocean.At a rally in Clarksville, Tenn., on Saturday evening, Trump suggested the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean could be renamed in the country’s—or his—honor.“Before I get out, I think we should have an ocean,” Trump said. “We call it ‘Trump Ocean’ or ‘Ocean of the Americas,’ something like that.”The two oceans are international bodies of water that span many countries’ jurisdictions as well as the high seas.The President has executive authority to direct U.S. geographic naming authorities to adopt different names for federal government use, which would make those names the standard across federal agencies. Other countries and private companies would not be required to follow suit, although private mapping services including Google Maps and Apple Maps have previously changed their official labels for certain geographic features for U.S. users in accordance with Trump’s orders.Trump also said that “we need a great river” to rename, but he ruled out either the Hudson River or the Mississippi River.“He did a good job of sailing up that sucker a long time ago,” Trump said, referring to explorer Henr...