Google Maps will change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America
Google is complying with President Donald Trump's executive action that renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Soon, the name change will appear on Google Maps.
In a post on X, Google explained that it has a "longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources."
The name will be tweaked when the Geographic Names Information System, a government database of names and location data, is updated.
Google is complying with President Donald Trump's executive action. (CNN)
Google will also change the name of Mount McKinley, the nation's highest peak, from Denali. Former President Barack Obama renamed the Alaska landmark to Denali in 2015 as a nod to the region's native population.
Both changes stem...