Google says it will take its cue from the U.S. government if it has to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on its maps. The company said Monday that it will only make changes when the government updates its official listings for the body of water and the mountain.
While a name change for the Gulf of Mexico could be applied for federal references, other nations have no obligation to follow suit.
Google Maps will reflect President Trump’s changes in the United States and will show the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley, Fox News Digital has learned.
William McKinley was a former U.S. president ... Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, introduced a bill at the state level to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America.” Holland reportedly said he was poking fun at anti-immigration talking points.
Google Maps will call it the Gulf of America after President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The body of water has shared borders between the
As part of a torrent of decisions he issued hours after taking office, President Donald Trump declared that the name of America’s tallest mountain be changed from Denali to Mount McKinley, and that the Gulf of Mexico be renamed “The Gulf of America.”
President Donald Trump's executive order renames the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" and Alaska's Denali back to Mount McKinley. Google Maps will update its naming conventions following official government sources.
KSAT 12 News will follow the Associated Press' guidance when referring to the Gulf of Mexico and Mt. McKinley following President Donald Trump’s executive orders to rename them.
The tech company said Monday it has a “longstanding practice of applying name changes when they have been updated in official government sources.”
This comes after President Trump signed an executive order on Inauguration Day that ordered the name Mt. McKinley be reinstated and the Gulf of Mexico be renamed.