Google has confirmed that the name of the Gulf of Mexico will change to Gulf of America in Google Maps in the United States.
It will remain the Gulf of Mexico for the users of the Aztec country, while those outside the United States and Mexico will see both names on Google Maps.
The Alaska Denali peak, the highest mountain in North America, will also be changed to Monte McKinley in the United States according to Trump’s executive order on January 20.
“We have a long practice to apply name changes when they have been updated in the official government,” said Google in X.
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By explaining the different labels for the aforementioned Gulf in the United States, Mexico and the rest of the world, Google added: “When official names vary between countries, Google Maps users see their official local name. All in the rest of the world see both names. That also applies here. ”
The US president ordered the name changes as part of a series of executive actions hours after assuming the position. Another of your campaign promises.
“As the president ordered, the Gulf of Mexico will now be officially known as the Gulf of America and the highest peak in North America will be back the name of Monte McKinley,” said the Department of the Interior in a statement last week .
Google said it would make the change once the names were updated in the Geographic Name Information System of the United States Government.
Executive orders are mandatory for the federal government, not for private companies.
Google has applied the same labeling conventions based on location to other locations subject to name disputes.
Outside Japan and South Korea, the body of water that limits with both nations appears as the “sea of Japan (sea of the east)”.
In 2012, Iran threatened to take legal actions against Google for its decision to eliminate the Persian name of Google Maps and leave the river route between Iran and the Arabian peninsula.
The water body is now labeled as “Persian Gulf (Arabic Gulf)” in other countries.
