Google will rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali on its maps for users in the U.S. following President Trump's controversial executive order.
Google will soon update its maps to say the "Gulf of America" instead of the "Gulf of Mexico" in the U.S. But that won't be the case for users all over the world. In a series of social media posts, Google outlined its policy regarding the renaming of locations,
Google said it would follow the Trump administration in renaming the Gulf of Mexico once the new name is updated in government sources.
Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its Maps service.
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday that her government will send a letter to Google after the internet giant said it would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico for users of Google Maps in the United States.
"As directed by the President, the Gulf of Mexico will now officially be known as the Gulf of America," the Interior Department stated in a statement last week. Google responded by noting that the change complies with its longstanding policy of aligning map labeling with updates in official government databases.
Google said it would rename the body of water to “Gulf of America” after it is updated in the U.S. government system in response to Trump’s executive order.
Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, Google said in an X post on Monday.
A move to have Arkansas recognize the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America has died in committee Wednesday morning.
Changing maps to say "Gulf of America" doesn't change history, and likely won't change what most people call the massive basin
But the more I thought about it, the more I was seduced by the idea. President Trump can add to his legacy by eliminating the nonsensical and bringing common sense back to our lives. Why stop with the Gulf of Mexico and Mt. McKinley?