This whole kerfuffle made me curious how common it is for a geographic object between two countries to be called by different names and it is surprisingly (at least to me) common!
andsoitis•58m ago
Examples include:
River through India and Bangladesh (Ganges)
Body of water between Britain and France (English Channel)
Gulf between Iran and Arabian Peninsula (Iran and Intl. Community: Persian Gulf; Many Arab countries: Arabian Gulf)
Moutain on China-North Korea border. (China: Long White Mountain; N Korea: White-Head Mountain)
River forming part of China-North Korea border
River forming part of China-Russia border
Sea between Korean and Japan
Islands controlled by Japan, claimed by China
Islands controlled by South Korea, claimed by Japan
andsoitis•59m ago
andsoitis•58m ago
River through India and Bangladesh (Ganges)
Body of water between Britain and France (English Channel)
Gulf between Iran and Arabian Peninsula (Iran and Intl. Community: Persian Gulf; Many Arab countries: Arabian Gulf)
Moutain on China-North Korea border. (China: Long White Mountain; N Korea: White-Head Mountain)
River forming part of China-North Korea border
River forming part of China-Russia border
Sea between Korean and Japan
Islands controlled by Japan, claimed by China
Islands controlled by South Korea, claimed by Japan
Islands controlled by Russia, claimed by Japan