Google Maps will reflect President Trump’s changes in the United States and will show the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley, Fox News Digital has learned.
Google Maps will call it the Gulf of America after President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico
In posts on X on Monday, Google said it will follow the government’s lead in changing the names on its Maps app.
In one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump used an executive order on Monday to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Denali in Alaska. To start, Trump re-named the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America,” following through on a promise he made during his campaign. The body of water borders Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.
Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba.
President Donald Trump is renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. But how will that change go into effect – and will everyone call it that?
Trump also renamed Denali, North America’s tallest peak, as Mount McKinley, despite objections from Alaska’s senators.
Google said on Monday that it will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” in Google Maps once it is updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System. Google Maps will also change the name of Denali in Alaska to “Mount McKinley.
Google on Monday said 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.
Usually, renaming a place starts locally. The people in the state or county propose a name change and gather support. The process in each state is different.
While a name change for the Gulf of Mexico could be applied for federal references, other nations have no obligation to follow suit.