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Google Maps officiallyupdatedthe name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Monday .
Among many other executive order , President Donald Trump decreed on the day of his inauguration that the Gulf of Mexico would be renamed the Gulf of America . This executive purchase order also overrule an Obama - earned run average move to rename Mount McKinley to Denali , the name that Indigenous the great unwashed have used for C . Similarly , the name Gulf of Mexico has been the most prevalentnamefor the body of water since the sixteenth C .
The presidentstatedthat these names are part of a gesture toward “ [ restoring ] American superbia in the history of American immenseness . ”
As of Monday afternoon , Google Maps users in the United States will see the Gulf of Mexico ’s name change to be the Gulf of America . outside user will see both names , while Mexican users will only see the Gulf of Mexico . Googlealready statedin January that it would comply with Trump ’s executive order once the home names were updated in the United States ’ Geographic Names Information System .
Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum said she would send a letter to Google wonder the company ’s decision torenamethe Gulf of Mexico on Google Maps . But Google ’s conclusion to change the name of the gulf is ordered with its existing insurance around how to navigate naming differences between countries . On mobile , Google exchange Maps to align with the drug user ’s area location , define by the user ’s operating system , SIM , and meshwork .
While Google has comply with Trump ’s order , Apple has not yet update the name of the Gulf of Mexico or Denali on its Maps app . When seek “ Gulf of America ” on Apple Maps , the app did not yield any results .
Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook both assist Trump ’s inauguration ; Cookpersonallydonated $ 1 million to Trump ’s inaugural investment trust , while Google also made a $ 1 millioncontribution .
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Updated 2/10/25 , 9:30 p.m. ET with additional information from Google .
