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Google Maps announced it will soon make changes reflecting President Donald Trump 's decision to rename the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley. The recently renamed topographical features will be reflected once the Department of the Interior updates the Geographic Names Information System,
MEXICO CITY — Mexico will write to Google objecting to its decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” on its maps following Donald Trump’s order, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday.
President Trump ordered the Gulf of Mexico's name change, and Google has confirmed it will follow official government sources for locations.
Google is reportedly following through on President Donald Trump's executive action to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Google Maps.
Google said Monday its maps will use names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico favored by President Donald Trump — Mount McKinley and Gulf of America — when federal maps make the switch.
Google Maps users in the United States can expect to see the body of water known for centuries as the Gulf of Mexico renamed the Gulf of America, aligning with the terms of President Trump's controversial executive order.
The U.S. Board on Geographic Names, a little known panel of federal experts, has been around for nearly 135 years.
One of US president Donald Trump’s first actions upon returning to power was ordering the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed. But mapmakers are still largely waiting for the green light.
The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – objected over many years to requests to rename the mountain, and the board did not act on those requests.
The world’s favorite mapping app will be making some significant changes in the near future. As soon as it becomes official in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) records, Google Maps will change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali to the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley,