The Geographic Names Information System database changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America earlier this week. It came after President Donald Trump's executive order on his first day in office calling for the change and the Department of the Interior's adoption of the new name last month.
Under Trump's executive order, Google Maps has adopted "Gulf of America." Apple Maps is drawing mixed reactions for sticking with "Gulf of Mexico."
Google may face a lawsuit from Mexico over its decision to show both Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of America on its Google Maps platform.
Apple Maps has renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America, after the Trump administration updated the U.S. database for geographic names to reflect the president’s order renaming the body of water.
The Gulf of Mexico is now called the Gulf of America for Google Maps users in the United States, keeping with the terms of President Trump's controversial executive order to rename the body of water.
The Associated Press on MSN12d
Another major maps app has changed Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America in the USMap users in the U.S. will see the new name, while users in other parts of the world will see both when looking at the waters bordering the southern U.S.
Apple has followed Google in telling US users it's the Gulf of America when they search for "Gulf of Mexico."
Google Maps now shows Gulf of America instead of Gulf of Mexico for U.S. residents as Department of Interior officially implements name change.
Google and Apple Maps have officially renamed the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America ... According to the Associated Press, the U.S. Geographic Names Information System officially updated the ...
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