While the Gulf of America will be applied to federal references, other nations will not be required to recognize the name.
Google will rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and restore Denali in Alaska, the highest peak in North America, to its previous name, Mount McKinley.
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Google is planning to update Google Maps to show the Gulf of America, after President Trump's executive order which renames the Gulf of Mexico. Here's when that will happen.
Google said it would follow the Trump administration in renaming the Gulf of Mexico once the new name is updated in government sources.
Google Maps will rename Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' and Mount Denali to 'Mount McKinley,' after federal approval. Here's what to know.
Trump also renamed Denali, North America’s tallest peak, as Mount McKinley, despite objections from Alaska’s senators.
Google said only users in the U.S. will see the change, adding that the name "Gulf of Mexico" will remain displayed for users in Mexico.
Google said on Monday that it will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” in Google Maps once it is updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System. Google Maps will also change the name of Denali in Alaska to “Mount McKinley.
President Donald Trump said the Gulf of Mexico will be called the Gulf of America, while the Denali mountain peak will revert to its former name, Mount McKinley.
Just days later, the Gulf of America has become a real thing.