Google Maps Will Change Name Of Gulf Of Mexico To Gulf Of America In Response To Trump’s Executive Order
deadline.comGoogle Maps said that it will rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America on its maps app, saying that the change will take place when it has been updated in official government sources.
Google also will change the name of Denali, the tallest mountain in North America, back to Mount McKinley. In his first day in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order mandating the name change.
Google said that when the Geographic Names Information System is updated, “we will update Google Maps in the U.S. quickly to show Mount McKinley and Gulf of America.” “Also longstanding practice: When official names vary between countries, Maps users see their official local name.
Everyone in the rest of the world sees both names. That applies here too.” The Associated Press announced last week that it will maintain the name Gulf of Mexico in its Stylebook, noting that “Trump’s order only carries authority within the United States.
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