Summary
Google Maps will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” for U.S. users following a U.S. government decision.
The U.S. Department of Interior recently announced the official name change, implemented by the Board on Geographic Names.
Google stated it updates names based on official government sources.
The name will remain “Gulf of Mexico” in Mexico and display both names elsewhere globally.
This change stems from an executive order by Trump, who also reversed the 2015 renaming of Alaska’s Denali to Mount McKinley.
You can really tell how sheltered yanks are with this news.
This is pretty standard for Google maps. Names of locations change depending on what version of maps you use.
Google will use the official data from the government of whatever region it is, and the government Americans voted for changed the name.
No, we yanks are familiar with this policy. We just think capitulating to this performative nonsense is ridiculous.