After Donald Trump announced that he would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, Google has officially made the change in Maps.
In a statement published on X (formerly Twitter), Google said that they would implement the name change as part of a long-standing practice of adhering to official government names.
The change follows President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the body of water. On Monday (10), the Federal Board on Geographic Names formally changed the name of the Gulf.
The name change for the Gulf of Mexico will also be reflected in other regions. According to Google, both “applicable names will be displayed.”
“When official names vary between countries, Maps users see their local official names. Everyone else around the world will see both names. This also applies here,” Google said.
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