Official Google Maps Updated The name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Monday.
Among many other executive orders, President Donald Trump decided on the day of his inauguration that the Gulf of Mexico would be renamed the American Gulf. This executive's command also reversed an Obama period to rename Mount McKinley to Denali, the name that the indigenous people used for centuries. Similarly, the name Gulf of Mexico is the most widespread Name for the body of water since the 16th century.
The President Nakasa said That these names are part of a gesture toward “[restoring] American pride in the history of American greatness. “
Like Monday afternoon, Google Maps users in the United States will see the Gulf of Mexico's name changed to become the Gulf of America. International users will see the same names, while Mexico users will only see the Gulf of Mexico. Google It is stated In January it complied with Trump's executive order once the place names were updated to the United States geographical information system.
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said she will send a letter to ask Google in the company's decision that Rename The Gulf of Mexico on Google Maps. But Google's decision to change the Gulf's name is in line with the existing policies around how to navigate the differences in providing countries between countries. On mobile, Google has changed maps to align the location of the user of the user, which is determined by the user's operating system, SIM, and network.
While Google obeyed Trump's command, Apple has yet to update the name of the Gulf of Mexico or Denali in its map maps. When looking for the “Gulf of America” on apple maps, the app did not produce any results.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook both attend Trump's inauguration; Cook Personal Ddonated $ 1 million in Trump's Inaugural Fund, while Google also made $ 1 million Contribution.
Update, 2/10/25, 9:30 pm et with more information from Google.
